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E2open Appoints Carl Bass to Board of Directors

Monday, August 01, 2011

Autodesk CEO Joins Supply Chain Software Provider’s Leadership Team

Foster City, Calif. – August 1, 2011 – E2open, a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions, today announced that Carl Bass has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Carl Bass is President and Chief Executive Officer of Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. As a board member, Bass will advise the E2open executive leadership team on business strategies, standards, and policies.

Prior to his role as Autodesk’s CEO, Bass served as Chief Operating Officer at Autodesk, where he was responsible for worldwide sales, marketing, and product development.  Bass also held the positions of Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Product Development at Autodesk. Before Autodesk, Bass co-founded Ithaca Software, the developers of HOOPS, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993.

“We are pleased to welcome Carl Bass to our Board,” commented Mark Woodward, President and CEO of E2open. “Carl brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in business operations and product development, and we are confident he will make valuable contributions to the Board and the company.”

In addition to his role at E2open, Bass currently serves on the Board of Directors of Autodesk, the Art Center College of Design, and the Rocky Mountain Institute. He is also a member of the Executive Advisory Boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science and UC Berkeley School of Information. Bass holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Cornell University.

About E2open

E2open is a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management solutions. The company provides software and services that enable visibility, collaboration, and control across large trading partner networks. Brand owners and global manufacturers with complex supply chains use the company’s B2B integration services and supply chain business process management solutions to maintain optimal alignment of supply and demand for lower costs and better service. By enabling transparency and performance management across the extended network, E2open also enables trading partners to comply with both quality and environmental regulations. E2open customers include The Boeing Company, Celestica, Cisco, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, LSI Corporation, Motorola, Panasonic, Research In Motion, Seagate Technology, and Vodafone. E2open is headquartered in Foster City, California with operations worldwide. 

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