SAN RAFAEL, Calif.,
March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced the appointment of
Blake Irving to its Board of
Directors, effective March 22, 2019.
Irving has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience,
having most recently served as chief executive officer of GoDaddy
where he reshaped the domain-name company into a global cloud
platform before a successful IPO.
"Blake is a proven technology leader who brings a wealth of
executive knowledge to the Autodesk board," said
Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk president and CEO. "Having been at
the forefront of innovation for cloud platforms and subscription
services, Blake's expertise will help inform Autodesk as we work to
accelerate the delivery of self-service and automation capabilities
to our entire ecosystem."
"Blake has a deep understanding of what it takes to grow a large
company," said Stacy Smith, chairman
of the board of Autodesk. "His experience leading GoDaddy, and
growing Yahoo! and Microsoft's business, will no doubt bring
valuable insights to Autodesk."
Prior to GoDaddy, Irving served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Product Officer at Yahoo!, where he was responsible for
the company's global consumer and advertiser product portfolio and
grew its active users from 550 million to
nearly one billion during his tenure. Irving also
spent 15 years in senior roles at Microsoft, most recently
as Corporate Vice President of Global Cloud
Platforms where he led efforts to build and operate an
efficient, global Internet-scale services platform.
Irving serves on the boards of directors
for DocuSign and ZipRecruiter. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Fine Arts from San Diego State
University and a Master of Business Administration from
Pepperdine University.
About Autodesk
Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you've 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.
Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or
its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other
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without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or
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