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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.
Mr. Gibeau has served as Executive Vice President, General Manager, North America Publishing since
September 2005. Previously he was Senior Vice President of North American Marketing, a position he
held since 2002. Mr. Gibeau has held various publishing positions since joining the company in 1991.
Mr. Gibeau holds a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from
Santa Clara University.
Mr. Jenson joined Electronic Arts in June 2002 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative OÇcer. Before joining Electronic Arts, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial OÇcer for Amazon.com from 1999 to 2002. From 1998 to 1999, he was the Chief Financial
OÇcer and Executive Vice President for Delta Air Lines. Prior to that, he worked in several positions as
part of the 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. Linzner has served as Executive Vice President, Business and Legal AÅairs since March 2005. From
April 2004 to March 2005, he served as Senior Vice President, Business and Legal 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 other companies 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.
Ms. Smith was named Executive Vice President, General Manager, The Sims Franchise in September
2005. Prior to this position, she 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.
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Mr. Barker has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting OÇcer since April 2006. From June
2003 to April 2006, Mr. Barker held the position of Vice President, Chief Accounting OÇcer. Prior to
joining Electronic Arts, Mr. Barker was employed at Sun Microsystems, Inc., as Vice President and
Corporate Controller from October 2002 to June 2003 and Assistant Corporate Controller from April 2000
to September 2002. Prior to that, he was an audit partner at Deloitte. Mr. Barker graduated from the
University of Notre Dame with a B.A. degree in Accounting.
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.
Mr. Lasky joined Electronic Arts in February 2006 as Senior Vice President of EA Mobile. From
November 2000 until February 2006, Mr. Lasky served as Chief Executive OÇcer of JAMDAT Mobile
Inc., and from February 2001 until February 2006, served as Chairman of the Board of JAMDAT. From
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