PeopleSoft

Dave Duffield is an accomplished software industry executive and visionary. He has an extensive history of pioneering new ground in business applications. Dave founded PeopleSoft in 1987 and served as the company's CEO and board chairman. He was responsible for the company's vision, product and... market direction, and commitment to customer service. In addition, he inspired the company's unique culture by promoting core values that focused on people, innovation, integrity and fun. PeopleSoft grew to be the world's second-largest application software company before being acquired by Oracle in January 2005. Prior to PeopleSoft, Dave established two mainframe application software companies. He was CEO, chairman, and chief product architect at Integral Systems, the first company to offer DB2-based human resource and accounting systems. He also co-founded Information Associates which specialized in applications for the higher education market. He began his career at IBM as a marketing representative and systems engineer. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Cornell University.
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A. George Battle has served as one of the Company's directors of Netflix since June 2005. Mr. Battle was previously executive chairman of the board... of Ask Jeeves, Inc. which was acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp in July 2005. He was CEO of Ask Jeeves from 2000 to 2003. From 1968 until his retirement in 1995, Mr. Battle served in management roles at Arthur Andersen LLP and then Andersen Consulting LLP , where he became worldwide managing partner of market development and a member of the firm's executive committee. Educated at Dartmouth College and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Mr. Battle currently serves as chairman of the board of Fair, Isaac and Company, a director of Advent Software, Inc. and Expedia, Inc., and a member of the board of the Masters Select family of mutual funds. He was previously a director of PeopleSoft, Inc.
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