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2015 Annual General Meeting Invitation, Proxy Statement
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Corporate Governance and Board of Directors Matters
Didier Hirsch 64 Years Old Director since 2012
Senior Vice
President and
Chief Financial
Officer, Agilent
Technologies, Inc.
French national
Didier Hirsch is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Agilent Technologies,
Inc., a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. He has served
in his current position since July 2010 and served in various senior finance positions with Agilent
since 1999. Mr. Hirsch had joined Hewlett-Packard Company in 1989, and served as Director
of Finance and Administration of Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from
1996 to 1999, Director of Finance and Administration of Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific from 1993
to 1996, and Director of Finance and Administration of Hewlett-Packard France from 1989 to
1993. Prior to Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Hirsch worked in finance positions with Valeo Inc., Gemplus
S.C.A., SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, I.B.H. Holding S.A., Bendix Corporation and Ford Motor
Company. He serves on the Board of Knowles Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-
listed global supplier of advanced micro-acoustic solutions and specialty components serving
the mobile communications, consumer electronics, medical technology, military, aerospace
and industrial markets. Mr. Hirsch holds an MS degree in Computer Sciences from Toulouse
University and an MS degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University.
As Chief Financial Officer of a leading public technology company, and with significant finance
expertise developed over several decades at technology and manufacturing companies in the
U.S.A., EMEA and Asia Pacific, Mr. Hirsch brings senior leadership, finance (including U.S.
GAAP), technology and global experience to the Board.
Mr. Hirsch currently is Chair of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that
he is an independent Director.
Neil Hunt 53 Years Old Director since 2010
Chief Product
Officer,
Netflix, Inc.
U.K. and
U.S. national
Neil Hunt is the Chief Product Officer of Netflix, Inc., a California-based company offering the
world’s largest Internet TV service operating in more than 50 countries worldwide. He has been
with Netflix since 1999, and is responsible for the design, implementation and operation of
the technology at Netflix. Prior to his current position, he served as Vice President, Internet
Engineering at Netflix from 1999 to 2002. From 1997 to 1999, Dr. Hunt was Director of Engineering
for Rational Software, a California-based maker of software development tools, and he served
in engineering roles at predecessor companies from 1991 to 1997. Dr. Hunt is a member of the
Board of Directors of Simply Hired, Inc., a private online job listings company. Dr. Hunt holds a
Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Aberdeen, U.K. and a Bachelors degree
from the University of Durham, U.K.
Dr. Hunt’s significant expertise in technology, product development leadership and strategy, and
his experience as a member of the senior leadership of a leading digital delivery company, provides
the Board with technology, product strategy and global expertise as well as senior leadership.
Dr. Hunt currently serves on the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has determined
that he is an independent Director.