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Mr. McMillan was named Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts' Worldwide Studios in June 2002.
From September 1999, he served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Studios. From 1991 to 1999, he held
various senior positions within Electronic Arts studios. Mr. McMillan was an employee of Distinctive
Software Inc. until it was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991. Mr. McMillan holds degrees in Economics and
Computer Science from Simon Fraser University.
Mr. RueÅ has served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Facilities since August 2002.
From October 1998 to August 2002, he served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining
Electronic Arts, Mr. RueÅ held various positions with the PepsiCo companies for over 10 years,
including: Vice President, International Human Resources; Vice President, StaÇng and Resourcing at
Pepsi-Cola International; Vice President, Restaurant Human Resources for Pizza Hut; and also various other
management positions within the Frito-Lay Company. Mr. RueÅ holds a M.S. degree in Counseling and a
B.A. degree in Radio and Television from Purdue University in Indiana.
Ms. Smith has served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, North American Publishing since
March 1998. From October 1996 to March 1998, Ms. Smith served as Executive Vice President, North
American Sales. She previously held the position of Senior Vice President of North American Sales and
Distribution from July 1993 to October 1996 and as Vice President of Sales from 1988 to 1993. Ms. Smith has
also served as Western Regional Sales Manager and National Sales Manager since she joined Electronic Arts
in 1984. Ms. Smith holds a B.S. degree in management and organizational behavior from the University of
San Francisco.
Mr. Gardner has served as Senior Vice President, International Publishing since April 2004. During Ñscal
2004, Mr. Gardner took a leave of absence from EA. He previously held the position of Senior Vice President
and Managing Director, European Publishing from May 1999 to April 2003. Prior to this, he held several
positions in EA Europe, which he helped establish in 1987, including Director of European Sales and
Marketing and Managing Director of EA Europe. Mr. Gardner has also held various positions at Electronic
Arts in the sales, marketing and customer support departments since joining the company in 1983.
Dr. Florin has served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, European Publishing since April 2003.
Prior to this, he served as Vice President, Managing Director for European countries since 2001. From the
time he joined Electronic Arts in 1996 to 2001, he was the Managing Director for German speaking
countries. Prior to joining Electronic Arts, Dr. Florin held various positions at BMG, the global music division
of Bertelsmann AG, and worked as a consultant with McKinsey. Dr. Florin holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees
in Economics from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
Mr. Hachenburg has served as Senior Vice President, Global Online Publishing since November 2003. From
April 2003 to October 2003, Mr. Hachenburg served as Senior Vice President, General Manager of Online
Publishing and from October 2001 to March 2003, he served as Senior Vice President, General Manager,
EA.com. Prior to this, he served as Vice President and Chief Operating OÇcer, EA.com from June 2001 to
September 2001 and Vice President, Pogo President from March 2001 to May 2001. Mr. Hachenburg served
as President and Chief Executive OÇcer, Pogo Corporation from December 1997 until it was acquired by
Electronic Arts in March of 2001. Mr. Hachenburg holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.S. degree
in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Mr. Linzner has served as Senior Vice President, Business and Legal AÅairs since April 2004. From October
2002 to April 2004, Mr. Linzner held the position of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Business AÅairs and
from July 1999 to October 2002, he held the position of Vice President of Worldwide Business AÅairs. Prior
to joining Electronic Arts in July 1999, Mr. Linzner served as outside litigation counsel to Electronic Arts and
several others in the videogame industry. Mr. Linzner earned his J.D. from Boalt Hall at the University of
California, Berkeley, after graduating from Brandeis University. He is a member of the Bar of the State of
California and is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals and several United States District Courts.
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