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Vivek Paul
Director since 2005
Mr. Paul, age 54, 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 63, has been our Executive Chairman since March 18, 2013. He was employed by EA previously
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 and is also a director of Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. 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 nineteen 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.
Richard A. Simonson
Director since 2006, Lead Director since 2009
Mr. Simonson, age 54, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sabre Holdings
Corporation since March 2013. Previously, Mr. Simonson 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 positions at Nokia Corporation, including Executive Vice President, Head of Mobile
Phones and Sourcing, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President & Head of Customer Finance of Nokia. In
2001, Mr. Simonson was Managing Director of the Telecom & Media Investment Banking Group of Barclays
Capital. Prior to joining Barclays Capital, Mr. Simonson spent 16 years at Bank of America Securities where he
held various positions, including Managing Director & Head of Global Project Finance, Global Corporate &
Investment Bank, San Francisco and Chicago. Mr. Simonson is also a director of Silver Spring Networks.
Mr. Simonson holds a B.S. degree from the Colorado School of Mines and an M.B.A. from Wharton School of
Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Simonson has extensive financial expertise, corporate governance and risk management experience. He also
has extensive experience with the strategic and operational challenges of leading a global company. Based on
these experiences, qualifications and attributes, the Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Simonson is
qualified to serve as a director.
Luis A. Ubiñas
Director since 2010
Mr. Ubiñas, age 50, has served as President of the Ford Foundation since January 2008. Prior to joining the Ford
Foundation, Mr. Ubiñas spent 18 years with McKinsey & Company, where he held various positions, including
Managing Director of the firm’s west coast media practice working with technology, telecommunications and
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