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Neil Hunt ........................
49 Years Old
Director since 2010
Chief Product Officer,
Netflix, Inc.
U.K. and U.S. national
Neil Hunt is the Chief Product Officer of Netflix, Inc., a California-
based company offering the world’s largest subscription service
streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending
DVDs by mail. He has been with Netflix since 1999, and served as its
Vice President, Internet Engineering from 1999 until being promoted
to his current position in 2002. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Hunt was
Director of Engineering for Rational Software, a California-based
maker of software development tools, and he served in engineering
roles at predecessor companies from 1991 to 1997. Mr. Hunt is also
a member of the Board of Directors of Simply Hired, Inc., a private
online job listings company. Mr. Hunt holds a Doctorate in Computer
Science from the University of Aberdeen, U.K. and a Bachelors degree
from the University of Durham, U.K.
Mr. Hunt’s significant expertise in technology, product development
leadership and strategy, and his experience as a member of the senior
leadership of a leading digital delivery company, provides the Board
with expertise in technology, product strategy, and senior leadership.
Richard Laube ...................
55 Years Old
Director since 2008
Chief Executive Officer,
Nobel Biocare Holding A.G.
Swiss and U.S. national
Richard Laube is the Chief Executive Officer of Nobel Biocare Holding
A.G., a position he has held since April 2011. Previously, he was an
Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A., Chief Executive Officer of
Nestlé Nutrition and a member of the Nestlé Executive Board until
August 2010. He joined Nestlé in April 2005 as Deputy Executive Vice
President, Corporate Business Development, and was appointed Deputy
Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Nutrition
in November 2005. He was appointed Executive Vice President in 2008.
Since January 2011 he has also served as an advisor to the Roark Capital
Group, a private equity firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining
Nestlé he served from 1999 to 2004 as President, Roche Consumer
Health, and served on the Roche Corporate Executive Committee from
2001 to 2004. Previously, he was employed by Procter & Gamble from
1980 to 1998, serving in successively more senior roles in Switzerland,
the United States, Japan, Germany and Brazil. Mr. Laube holds MA and
BA degrees in Organizational Development and Evaluation Research
from Boston University.
As chief executive of a significant public company, and a former
senior executive at one of the world’s best-known consumer products
companies, with significant experience in business strategy and
marketing, Mr. Laube brings senior leadership, brand marketing and
global experience to the Board.