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General Electric Company. Most notably, he served as Chief Financial OÇcer and Senior Vice President for
the National Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of General Electric. Mr. Jenson earned his Masters of
Accountancy-Business Taxation, and B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University.
Mr. Lee has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OÇcer, Worldwide Studios since August
2002. From 1998 to August 2002, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating OÇcer, Worldwide
Studios. Prior to this, he served as General Manager of EA Canada, Chief Operating OÇcer of EA Canada,
Chief Financial OÇcer of EA Sports and Vice President, Finance and Administration of EA Canada. Mr. Lee
was a principal of Distinctive Software Inc. until it was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991. Mr. Lee holds a
Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr. Linzner has served as Executive Vice President of Legal and Business AÅairs since March 2005. From
April 2004 to March 2005, he served as Senior Vice President of Legal and Business AÅairs. 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 video game 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.
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 manage-
ment 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. Benπe has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since October 2004.
From April 2004 to October 2004, Mr. Benπe held the position of Vice President, Acting General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary, and from June 2003 to April 2004, he held the position of Vice President and Associate
General Counsel. Prior to June 2003, Mr. Benπe had served as internal legal counsel since joining the Company
in March 1995. Mr. Benπe earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School, and received his B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from Rice University. Mr. Benπe is a member of the Bar of the State of California.
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. 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
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