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Proxy Statement
Market Rules. Based on these experiences, qualifications and attributes, the Board of Directors has concluded
that Mr. Maffei is qualified to serve as a director.
Vivek Paul
Director since 2005
Mr. Paul, age 53, is the founder of Akansa Capital, an investment firm. Mr. Paul was a partner at TPG (formerly
Texas Pacific Group) from October 2005 to August 2008. From July 1999 to September 2005, Mr. Paul served as
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wipro, Ltd., a provider of integrated business, technology and
process solutions, and Chief Executive Officer of Wipro Technologies, Wipro’s global information technology,
product engineering, and business process services segments. From January 1996 to July 1999, Mr. Paul was
General Manager of Global CT Business at General Electric, Medical Systems Division. From March 1993 to
December 1995, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wipro GE Medical Systems Limited.
Mr. Paul holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, and an M.B.A.
from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Mr. Paul brings to the Board of Directors his past experience as the Vice Chairman of a large public company
and Chief Executive Officer of its dominant business. He has extensive international business knowledge,
particularly in emerging markets, and expertise in financial evaluation of business plans, mergers and
acquisitions and risk scenarios. Based on these experiences, qualifications and attributes, the Board of Directors
has concluded that Mr. Paul is qualified to serve as a director.
Lawrence F. Probst III
Director since 1991, Chairman since 1994
Mr. Probst, age 62, was employed by EA from 1984 to September 2008. He has served as Chairman of the Board
of Directors since July 1994 and, from May 1991 until April 2007, also served as our Chief Executive Officer.
Previously Mr. Probst served as President from 1991 until 1998. Mr. Probst serves as the Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Mr. Probst holds a B.S. degree from the University of Delaware.
Mr. Probst served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for more than fifteen years and has served as the
Chairman of the Board of Directors for nearly eighteen years. Mr. Probst contributes to the Board of Directors
his deep understanding of the Company’s operational and strategic business goals and direct experience with
Company and industry-specific opportunities and challenges. Based on these experiences, qualifications and
attributes, the Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Probst is qualified to serve as a director.
John S. Riccitiello
Director since 2007
Mr. Riccitiello, age 52, has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of EA since April 2007. Prior to
re-joining EA, he was a co-founder and Managing Partner at Elevation Partners, a private equity fund. From
October 1997 to April 2004, Mr. Riccitiello served as President and Chief Operating Officer of EA. Prior to
joining EA, Mr. Riccitiello served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the worldwide bakery division at
Sara Lee Corporation. Before joining Sara Lee, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wilson
Sporting Goods Co. and has also held executive management positions at Haagen-Dazs, PepsiCo, Inc. and The
Clorox Company. He serves on the Board of Directors of the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of
Business and on the Board of Councilors of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Mr. Riccitiello holds a B.S. degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Riccitiello has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since April 2007. In addition to the
extensive executive management experience noted above, we believe it is crucial to have the perspective of the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer represented on the Board of Directors to provide direct insight into the
Company’s day-to-day operation and strategic vision. Based on these experiences, qualifications and attributes,
the Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Riccitiello is qualified to serve as a director.
Richard A. Simonson
Director since 2006, Lead Director since 2009
Mr. Simonson, age 53, served as President, Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Rearden
Commerce from April 2011 through May 2012. From 2001 to 2010, Mr. Simonson held a number of executive
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