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Our CODM does not review any information regarding total assets on an operating segment basis. Operating segments do not
record intersegment revenue, and, accordingly, there is none to be reported. The accounting policies for segment reporting are the
same as for NVIDIA as a whole. The information included in Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is hereby
incorporated by reference.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers, their ages and their positions as of January 28, 2007:
Name Age Position
Jen−Hsun Huang 43 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Marvin D. Burkett 64 Chief Financial Officer
Ajay K. Puri 52 Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
David M. Shannon 51 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Jen−Hsun Huang co−founded NVIDIA in April 1993 and has served as its President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of
the Board of Directors since its inception. From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Huang was employed at LSI Logic Corporation, a computer chip
manufacturer, where he held a variety of positions, most recently as Director of Coreware, the business unit responsible for LSI's
“system−on−a−chip” strategy. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Huang was a microprocessor designer for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. a
semiconductor company. Mr. Huang holds a B.S.E.E. degree from Oregon State University and an M.S.E.E. degree from Stanford
University.
Marvin D. Burkett joined NVIDIA as Chief Financial Officer in September 2002. From February 2000 until joining NVIDIA, Mr.
Burkett was a financial consultant and served as Chief Financial Officer of Arcot Systems, a security software company. From 1998 to
1999, Mr. Burkett was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Packard Bell NEC. Mr. Burkett also previously
spent 26 years at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. where he held a variety of positions including Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice
President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Burkett holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Arizona.
Ajay K. Puri joined NVIDIA in December 2005 as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Prior to NVIDIA, he held positions
in sales, marketing, and general management over a 22−year career at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Mr. Puri previously held marketing,
management consulting, and product development positions at Hewlett−Packard Company, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and Texas
Instruments Incorporated. Mr. Puri holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University, an M.S.E.E. degree from the California Institute
of Technology and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Minnesota.
David M. Shannon joined NVIDIA in August 2002 as Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Shannon became Secretary of
NVIDIA in April 2005 and a Senior Vice President in December 2005. From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Shannon held various counsel
positions at Intel, including the most recent position of Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Mr. Shannon also practiced for
eight years in the law firm of Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, focusing on complex commercial and high−technology related litigation.
Mr. Shannon holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from Pepperdine University.
Available Information
Our Annual Report on Form 10−K, quarterly reports on Form 10−Q, current reports on Form 8−K and, if applicable, amendments
to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, are available
free of charge on or through our Internet web site, http://www.nvidia.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically
file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. Our web site and the information
contained therein as connected thereto is not intended to be incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10−K.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In evaluating NVIDIA and our business, the following factors should be considered in addition to the other information in this
Annual Report on Form 10−K. Before you buy our common stock, you should know that making such an investment involved some
risks including, but not limited to, the risks described below. Additionally, any one of the following risks could seriously harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations, which could cause our stock price to decline. Additional risks and uncertainties
not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.
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Source: NVIDIA CORP, 10−K, March 16, 2007