John B. Carrington
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2010
John B. Carrington, age 67, has served as a director and Chairman of the Board of Websense since June 1999. Mr. Carrington also served as our Chief Executive Officer from May 1999 to January 2006, as well as our President from May 1999 to January 2003 and from August 2005 to January 2006. Prior to joining Websense, Mr. Carrington was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Artios, Inc., a provider of hardware and software design solutions to companies in the packaging industry, from August 1996 until it was acquired by BARCO n.a. in December 1998. He received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Texas. Mr. Carrington has significant knowledge of our operations and insight into our strategic plans as a result of his prior role as Websense's Chief Executive Officer. The Nominating Committee believes that Mr. Carrington's prior experience with Websense and his long tenure as our Chairman position him to contribute his extensive knowledge of Websense and the security software industry to the Board.
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Bruce T. Coleman
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2009
Bruce T. Coleman, age 72, served as our interim Chief Executive Officer from November 1998 to May 1999, and continues to be a director, a position he has held since November 1998. Since November 1991, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer of El Salto Advisors, an interim executive firm. From April 2008 to November 2008, Mr. Coleman served as CEO of Openwave Systems, Inc., a provider of software and services for the mobile and cable industries. From November 2007 to April 2008, Mr. Coleman served as Chief Executive Officer of WebTrends, Inc., an Internet analytics company. From October 2006 to April 2007, Mr. Coleman served as interim Chief Executive Officer of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc., a provider of Internet security services. Mr. Coleman served as Chief Executive Officer of Vernier Networks, Inc., a provider of security solutions for mobile users, from January 2004 to June 2004. Mr. Coleman previously served on the board of directors of Printronix, Inc. He received a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Through his work as an interim chief executive officer for eighteen high tech companies and as a traditional chief executive officer for four companies, Mr. Coleman has demonstrated relevant executive officer experience in a wide variety of operating environments, including relevant experience in our industry through his work with Openwave Systems, WebTrends and WatchGuard Technologies. The Nominating Committee also believes Mr. Coleman's experience as a professional interim executive gives the Board visibility into a wide variety of compensation structures and management organizations both inside and outside of our core business.
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Gene Hodges
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2009
Gene Hodges, age 59, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Websense since January 2006, and was our President from January 2006 to April 2007. He has been a director of Websense since January 2006. Prior to joining Websense, Mr. Hodges served as President of McAfee, Inc. from November 2001 to January 2006. Mr. Hodges served as President of the McAfee Product Group from January 2000 to November 2001, and from August 1998 to January 2000, he served as Vice President of Security Marketing. Mr. Hodges received a B.A. in Astronomy from Haverford College and completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program for business executives. The Nominating Committee believes Mr. Hodges' role as Chief Executive Officer of Websense provides invaluable insight into the management and daily operations of Websense. In addition, Mr. Hodges' previous experience as an executive in the security software industry provides the Board with operational and industry expertise.
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John F. Schaefer
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2009
John F. Schaefer, age 68, has served as a director since May 2001. In June, 2010, Mr. Schaefer joined the Board of Directors of Intevac, a publicly held provider of advanced equipment and products to the hard disk drive, solar, semiconductor and photonics industries. From November 1994 to April 2001, Mr. Schaefer served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phase Metrics, which was a publicly traded producer of technically advanced process and production test equipment for the data storage industry until substantially all of its assets were purchased by KLA-Tencor Corporation. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Schaefer was President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of McGaw, Incorporated, a producer of intravenous products and devices. He received a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. The Nominating Committee believes that Mr. Schaefer's prior experience as a chief executive officer of a large public company and current experience as a member of another public company board of directors is beneficial to the Board. Mr. Schaefer has overseen multiple acquisitions and strategic transactions during his tenure as an executive officer at a variety of companies, and that experience was beneficial to the Board during our acquisitions and subsequent integrations of PortAuthority Technologies and SurfControl plc.
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Mark S. St.Clare
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2008
Mark S. St.Clare, age 63, has served as a director since October 2002. Since June 2007, Mr. St.Clare has served on the Board of Directors of Auxilio, Inc., a publicly held healthcare document services company. From November 2000 to October 2002, Mr. St.Clare served as Chief Financial Officer of Access360, a provider of identity management software, until that company's acquisition by IBM. Mr. St.Clare previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Nexgenix, Inc., a supplier of Internet professional services, from February 2000 to November 2000. From January 1985 to February 2000, Mr. St.Clare served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FileNET Corporation, a publicly held software company. Mr. St.Clare also served as Corporate Secretary of FileNET from June 1993 to February 1999. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Denver. The Nominating Committee believes that Mr. St.Clare's prior experience as a public company chief financial officer contributes to the Board's understanding of the increasing complexity of financial accounting and financial operations. In addition, Mr. St.Clare provides leadership for the Board in working directly with Websense's independent registered public accounting firm when and as needed.
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Gary E. Sutton
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2010
Gary E. Sutton, age 68, has served as a director since June 1999. Mr. Sutton retired in August 2000 from Skydesk, Inc., a provider of online data protection services, after serving as its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since January 1996. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Sutton was chairman of Knight Protective Industries, a security systems provider. Mr. Sutton was also a co-founder of Teledesic, Inc., a low-earth orbit telecommunications service. He received his B.S. from Iowa State University. The Nominating Committee believes that Mr. Sutton's status as a nationally recognized author and top-rated speaker regarding organizational strategies has provided the Board with continuing insight into the best operational and management practices of public companies. Also, Mr. Sutton is an active investor in start-up enterprises which provides the Board perspective on emerging areas in our security software market.
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Peter C. Waller
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2008
Peter C. Waller, age 56, has served as a director since March 2001. From July 2009 to November 2010, Mr. Waller served as the Chief Executive Officer of Corinthian Colleges, Inc., one of the largest for-profit post-secondary education systems in North America. Mr. Waller previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Corinthian Colleges from February 2006 to June 2009. From October 2004 to January 2006, Mr. Waller served as Executive Partner of ThreeSixty Sourcing, a provider of imported consumer goods, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from March 2001 until October 2004. From June 1997 to July 2000, Mr. Waller served as the President of Taco Bell Corp., an international food service chain that became a subsidiary of Tricon Global Restaurants after it was spun off from Pepsico in 1997. Mr. Waller previously served as Chief Marketing Officer of Taco Bell Corp. from January 1996 to May 1997. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Waller held senior marketing positions with KFC, an international food service chain, in Western Europe, Australia and for the last two of those years, as Chief Marketing Officer of the USA operations. Mr. Waller received his M.A. from Oxford University, England. The Nominating Committee believes that Mr. Waller's recent experience as a chief executive officer provides the Board with an expanded perspective on the operations and management policies of a public company outside of our core market. In addition, Mr. Waller is an accomplished senior executive in marketing and branding with experience in both the U.S. and international markets. The Nominating Committee believes this experience is invaluable as Websense continues to market its products and develop brand recognition on a worldwide basis.
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