Andrew Anagnost vs Robert G. Painter

Andrew Anagnost

CEO of Autodesk

BIO: Mr. Andrew Anagnost has been Chief Executive Officer and President at Autodesk, Inc. since June 19, 2017. Mr. Anagnost served as Senior Vice President of Industry Strategy & Marketing at Autodesk Limited. Mr. Anagnost served as Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk, Inc. since March 2012 and served as its Chief Marketing Officer and Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer from February 8, 2017 to June 19, 2017. He was responsible for overall marketing direction and resources including the Autodesk's vertical and cross-industry strategy and marketing, business model transformation and evolution. He has more than 20 years of product, business and marketing experience that he has to leadership of Industry Strategy and Marketing (ISM) for Autodesk. Prior to this role, Mr. Anagnost served as Vice President of Product Suites, Web Services & Subscription (SWSS) organization where he drove strategy and business development for the Design Suite Family and the Subscription offering. He was responsible for defining the business model that is helping to transform Autodesk from a desktop software provider to a hybrid desktop and online solutions provider. Mr. Anagnost began his career at Autodesk as Partners Program Manager in 1997. During the six years that followed, Mr. Anagnost served as Director of New Business Development and Director of Product Management. He served as Senior Director of Marketing at Autodesk, Inc. since 2003 and promoted to Senior Director of CAD, CAE and ETO products. In 2007, he was named Vice President of CAD/CAE products for the manufacturing division. Prior to joining Autodesk, He was employed at Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company as a composite structures engineer and later worked as a propulsion installation engineer. After leaving Lockheed, he completed a Doctorate degree at Stanford University and spent several years under contract with NASA and as a NRC post-doctoral fellow. After his fellowship, Mr. Anagnost held positions in sales, marketing and product management for the ventured funded simulation vendor EXA Corporation. He has been a Director at Autodesk, Inc. since June 19, 2017. Mr. Anagnost holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the California State University and holds both an MS in Engineering Science and a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering and Computer Science from Stanford University.

Robert G. Painter

CEO of Trimble

BIO: Mr. Robert G. Painter, also known as Rob, has been the Chief Financial Officer at Trimble Inc. (also know as Trimble Outdoors) since February 1, 2016. Mr. Painter has been Senior Vice President at Trimble Inc. since March 27, 2017. Mr. Painter served as Vice President and General Manager of Buildings at Trimble Navigation Limited since November 17, 2015 until February 1, 2016. He joined Trimble in 2006 leading it's business development and acquisition activities for three years. During that time, he played a substantial role in the creation of Virtual Site Solutions, a joint venture with Caterpillar. Subsequently, he served as General Manager of Trimble's construction services business and then General Manager of Intelligent Construction Tools, Trimble's joint venture with Hilti. In 2015, he was appointed Vice President of Trimble Buildings, a significant component of the Engineering and Construction segment. In this role, he managed worldwide operations for the BIM-centric businesses that span the design-build-operate continuum. Prior to Trimble, he held a variety of management and finance positions at Cenveo, Rapt, Bain & Company, Whole Foods and Kraft. He holds a B.S. in finance from West Virginia University in 1993 and an MBA in Business from Harvard Business School in 1998.