PLMPEDIA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Autodesk, Inc
Carl Bass is president and chief executive officer of Autodesk, Inc. Formerly he was Autodesk's chief operating officer, responsible for worldwide sales, marketing, and product development. Earlier roles included chief strategy officer and executive vice president of emerging business, looking broadly across the entire Autodesk organization at strategy and growth opportunities.
John Walker is a computer programmer and a co-founder of Autodesk, and a co-author of early versions of AutoCAD.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of the Manufacturing
Robert "Buzz" Kross is Senior Vice President of the Manufacturing Solutions Division at Autodesk and is responsible for developing innovative technology solutions that meet the specific needs of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters. He has worked on the development and marketing of the group's core products, including AutoCAD Mechanical, Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, Autodesk Streamline and Autodesk Inventor.