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Autodesk Names European Vice President
San Rafael, Calif., October 11, 2000—Autodesk announced today that Vic Sanchez has
been hired as the Vice President for its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) division.
In this role, Sanchez oversees sales, distribution, and localization issues for the region.
Sanchez will be based in Geneva, Switzerland, and he reports to Mike Sutton,
Autodesk® Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations.
Sanchez joins Autodesk from Iomega, where he worked as Vice President of its EMEA
group. While at Iomega, his responsibilities included directing all of the Iomega European
operations, including sales and marketing, where he grew Iomega's European profitability
by 80%.
Before joining Iomega, Sanchez was Director of the European Server Business Unit at
Silicon Graphics, based in Gland, Switzerland. While there, he successfully launched
SGI's Database server platform in Europe and grew the server business from $20M to over
$250M. Sanchez has also held various international sales and marketing positions at
Hewlett Packard in Boeblingen, Germany.
Mike Sutton says: "We are pleased and excited by the appointment of Vic to this
position. His wealth of European knowledge and experience will be invaluable in leading
and growing our existing strong European presence."
About Autodesk
Autodesk is the world's leading design and digital content creation resource. The
company provides software and Internet portal services to help customers drive business
through the power of design. One of the largest software companies in the world,
Autodesk helps more than 4 million customers in over 150 countries turn designs into
reality. For more information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Reseller, call Autodesk at
800-964-6432, or visit www.autodesk.com. Discreet™ product information is available at
800-869-3504 or on the Web at www.discreet.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the
Nasdaq national market under the symbol ADSK.
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