SAN RAFAEL, Calif.,
Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced the hiring of
Debbie Clifford as chief financial
officer, effective March 8, 2021, and
Raji Arasu as chief technology
officer, effective April 19,
2021.
"We are thrilled to welcome both Debbie and Raji – two dynamic
and accomplished executives – to Autodesk," said Andrew Anagnost, CEO and president of Autodesk.
"Debbie and Raji bring deep leadership experience and a passion for
customer success. Their addition to our executive leadership team –
along with Diana Colella, who was
recently appointed to lead our Media & Entertainment group –
will inject fresh perspectives into our company and towards
our goal of delivering the world's leading design and make
platform."
Clifford, who currently serves as chief financial officer at
SurveyMonkey, returns to Autodesk – where she spent 13 years in
various financial leadership roles – and brings with her expanded
financial, strategic and operational experience. She will oversee
all aspects of Autodesk's finance, accounting, tax, treasury,
operations and investor relations teams. Clifford serves on
the board of Harmonic, a video technology and services company, and
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles, and a
Master's in Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School
of Business.
"Accepting the CFO position at Autodesk is like coming home,"
said Clifford. "I'm excited to reconnect with the exceptionally
talented finance organization and help accelerate the next phase of
Autodesk's growth. Autodesk's leadership in design and make and its
incredible culture positions the company well for continued
success. I am thrilled to be back and can't wait to get
started."
Arasu will join Autodesk from Intuit, where she serves as senior
vice president of platform engineering. She will oversee and be
responsible for Autodesk's technology strategy and ensure alignment
against long-term innovation priorities and short-term technology
imperatives. Arasu will replace current Autodesk CTO Scott Borduin, who announced his intent to
retire last year.
Raji Arasu is a technology
executive with over 25 years of experience focused primarily on
eCommerce, marketplaces, payments, and fintech systems. She
specializes in leading through transformative change across people,
product, platform and process to accelerate customer benefits and
revenue growth. At Intuit, Arasu helped shape the platform strategy
and technology culture, led its cloud journey and expanded
foundational core capabilities that amplified the pace of
innovation for Intuit's customers. Prior to Intuit, Arasu served as
Chief Technology Officer for StubHub and held leadership roles at
eBay.
Arasu has received public recognition for technology leadership,
promoting diversity, and mentoring women to be successful leaders
in technology. She serves on the board of directors for NIC Inc.
and MediaAlpha Inc.
"Autodesk has long been one of the world's most innovative
companies and I'm thrilled for the challenge and opportunity to
lead a world-class team of technologists," said Arasu. "It's an
exciting time to join the company as we seek to deliver solutions
that enable our customers to make an impact and achieve better
outcomes for their products, their businesses, and the world."
The company also reported FY21 Q4 financial results today. See
here for more info.
About Autodesk
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ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper,
used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you've
experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our
software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. For more
information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
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