Autodesk names chief financial officer.SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1997--Autodesk has named Steve Cakebread as vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, Cakebread will report directly to CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Carol Bartz and oversee the departments of treasury, finance, and information systems. Cakebread comes to Autodesk from Silicon Graphics where he had been Vice President of Finance for Silicon Graphics World Trade since 1993. In this position he managed a host of international divisions including accounting and finance, information systems, sales and service administration, and the customer fulfillment processes. Prior to working at Silicon Graphics, Cakebread worked for Hewlett-Packard from 1977 to 1993 in a series of key positions from Controller of the Personal Computer Group to Director of Finance and Administration for the Far East Region headquarters, to General Manager of Personal Computers - Asia Pacific. Cakebread has worked as an executive in the finance departments of high-technology companies for nearly two decades, and also brings extensive international experience to Autodesk. "Steve brings Autodesk tremendous technical strength in finance and information systems, as well as broad business skills that will make him a valuable asset to our company," noted Bartz. Cakebread is a Bay Area native who graduated from the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. with a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree. He also holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. . Cakebread is a resident of the Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine . About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design software and PC multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products, geographic information systems, and data management tools are used in many industries for mapping, architectural design, mechanical design, film and video production, video/game development, and Web content development. Its Kinetix division is the leader in PC-based 3D modeling and animation software, providing a full range of products for digital media and design professionals. The fourth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in over 150 countries. Autodesk products are sold through Autodesk Systems Centers, and Authorized Autodesk Dealers and Distributors worldwide. For more information, please call 415-507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe, or visit its World Wide Web site at www.autodesk.com . Kinetix can be reached by calling 800-879-4233 or through the Autodesk World Wide Web site at www.ktx.com . Autodesk shares are traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market under the symbol ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) . -0- Note to Editors: Autodesk, and the Autodesk logo are registered trademarks, and Kinetix is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the US and other countries. CONTACT: Autodesk, Inc. Kathy Tom Engle, 415/507-6794 kathy.tom@autodesk.com |
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