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COMPETENCY Burgess Coxe Drell Gaither Huang Hudson Jones McCaffery Miller Perry Seawell Stevens
Senior Management and Operating
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Business Models
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Our Director Nominees
The biographies below include information, as of the date of this proxy statement, regarding the particular experience,
qualifications, attributes or skills of each director that led the NCGC and Board to believe that he or she should continue
to serve on the Board.
ROBERT K. BURGESS Independent Consultant
Age: 58 Director Since: 2011 Committees: CC
Robert K. Burgess has served as an independent investor and board member to technology
companies since 2005. He was chief executive officer from 1996 to 2005 of Macromedia, Inc.,
a provider of internet and multimedia software, which was acquired by Adobe Systems
Incorporated; he also served from 1996 to 2005 on its board of directors, as chairman of its board
of directors from 1998 to 2005 and as executive chairman for his final year. Previously, he held
key executive positions from 1984 to 1991 at Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI), a graphics and
computing company; from 1991 to 1995, served as chief executive officer and a board member
of Alias Research, Inc., a publicly traded 3D software company, until its acquisition by SGI; and
resumed executive positions at SGI during 1996. Mr. Burgess serves on the board of Adobe and
has served on the boards of several privately-held companies. He was a director of IMRIS Inc.,
a provider of image guided therapy solutions, until 2013. He holds a BCom degree from McMaster
University.
Mr. Burgess brings to the Board senior management and operating experience and expertise in the areas of financial- and
risk-management. He has a broad understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a corporate board and provides valuable
insight on a range of issues in the technology industry.
TENCH COXE Managing Director, Sutter Hill Ventures
Age: 58 Director Since: 1993 Committees: CC
Tench Coxe has been a managing director of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital investment
firm, since 1989, where he focuses on investments in the IT sector. Prior to joining Sutter Hill
Ventures in 1987, he was director of marketing and MIS at Digital Communication Associates.
He serves on the board of directors of Mattersight Corp., a customer loyalty software firm, Artisan
Partners Asset Management Inc., an institutional money management firm, and several privately
held technology companies. Mr. Coxe holds a BA degree in Economics from Dartmouth College
and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Coxe brings to the Board expertise in financial and transactional analysis and provides valuable perspectives on
corporate strategy and emerging technology trends. His significant financial community experience gives the Board an
understanding of the methods by which companies can increase value for their stockholders.