SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 16, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK), the world's leading design software and digital content company, today announced that Steve Cakebread, Autodesk chief financial officer for the last five years, will be leaving the company at the end of the month. A search is underway to replace Steve, and in the interim the finance team will be lead by the vice president of corporate finance, Martha McDonald, who has been with Autodesk finance for three years.

"We're going to miss Steve, but he's decided to move onto the startup world to join Salesforce.com as their chief financial officer," said Carol Bartz, Autodesk chairman and CEO. "We wish him the best, and as a Salesforce.com customer, we have a stake in his future success."

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Founded in 1982, Autodesk, Inc., is the world's leading design and digital content company. The company serves a diverse portfolio of markets, including building design, geographic information systems, manufacturing, digital media, and wireless data services. By delivering tools that foster innovation and creativity, Autodesk helps customers throughout the value chain leverage digital design data to work better, faster, and smarter. For more information about the company, see http://www.autodesk.com.

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