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2016 Proxy Statement 12
Proxy Materials
C
arl Ba
ss
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Autodesk, Inc.
Age: 58
Director since 2006
Mr. Bass joined Autodesk in September 1993 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2006. Mr.
Bass served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from August 2014 to November 2014 and August 2008 to April 2009. From June
2004 to April 2006, Mr. Bass served as Chief Operating Officer. From February 2002 to June 2004, Mr. Bass served as Senior
Executive Vice President, Design Solutions Group. From August 2001 to February 2002, Mr. Bass served as Executive Vice
President, Emerging Business and Chief Strategy Officer. From June 1999 to July 2001, he served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Buzzsaw.com, Inc., a spin-off from Autodesk. Mr. Bass has also held other executive positions within
Autodesk. Mr. Bass has served on the board of directors of HP, Inc. since November 2015 and Zendesk, Inc. since February
2016. Mr. Bass served on the boards of directors of McAfee, Inc., from January 2008 until it was acquired by Intel
Corporation in February 2011, and E2open, Inc. from July 2011 until it was acquired by Insight Venture Partners in April 2014.
Mr. Bass brings to the Board extensive experience in the technology industry and has spent nearly two decades in management
roles within Autodesk. As our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bass possesses a deep knowledge and understanding
of Autodesk's business, operations, and employees; the opportunities and risks we face; and management's strategy and plans
for accomplishing Autodesk's goals. His service on the boards of directors of HP, Zendesk, McAfee and E2open provided Mr.
Bass with a strong understanding of his role as a director.
Pursuant to Mr. Bass' employment agreement, Autodesk has agreed to continue to nominate Mr. Bass to serve as a member of
the Board for as long as he is employed by Autodesk.
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Non-Executive Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Autodesk, Inc.
Age: 70
Director since 1993
Mr. Beveridge is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. From April 2006 until January 2010, Mr. Beveridge
served as Executive Vice President and Chairman EMEA, APAC and the Americas of Sun Microsystems, Inc. From March
1985 to December 1990 and from March 2000 to April 2006, Mr. Beveridge held other positions at Sun Microsystems,
including Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. From January 1991 to March 2000, Mr. Beveridge
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Enterprise. Before joining Sun Microsystems in 1985, he held HR
management positions in the United States and Europe with Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation and Analog
Devices Inc. Mr. Beveridge has served as a non-executive board member of iomart Group plc since September 2011.
Mr. Beveridge is independent and his three decades of experience in the high technology industry provide him with a deep
understanding of Autodesk's technology and business. His management positions with Sun Microsystems have also provided
him with critical insight into the operational requirements of a global company and the management and consensus-building
skills required to lead our Board as non-executive Chairman. Mr. Beveridge's extensive international experience, gained from
his roles as Chief Executive of Europe's largest economic development agency and as a member of the Council of Economic
Advisers for Scotland, provides a valuable perspective to our Board.