NVIDIA Appoints Rob Burgess to Its Board of Directors

btarunr · Dec 16, 2011, 08:07 AM

NVIDIA announced today that it has named Rob Burgess, a veteran technology executive and independent consultant, to its board of directors. Burgess, age 53, served as chief executive officer of Macromedia, Inc., a provider of Internet and multimedia software, from 1996 to 2005, and as the company's chairman or executive chairman from 1998 to 2005, when it was acquired by Adobe Systems Inc. He has been a member of Adobe's board since then, and has served since 2010 as a director of IMRIS Inc., a provider of image-guided therapy solutions.

Prior to joining Macromedia, he held a variety of executive positions at Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI), and was chief executive of Alias Research, Inc., a 3D software company, from 1991 until its acquisition by SGI in 1995. He has a bachelor's of commerce degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.

Burgess expands NVIDIA's board to nine members.

Image Credit: Martin Stein on Flickr

Vancha · Dec 16, 2011, 10:33 AM

"We can appoint new people too, guys!"

kupo kupo · Dec 16, 2011, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vancha

"We can appoint new people too, guys!"

Stop reading my mind.

Dec 16, 2011, 08:07 AM	#1
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