Autodesk settles fight with Starboard, adds two to board
(Reuters) -Autodesk said on Thursday it will add two newcomers to its board and settle one of the year's most high-profile proxy fights after activist hedge fund Starboard Value mounted a boardroom challenge at the software-design company last month. Jeff Epstein, an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners who has served as chief financial officer at several public and private companies, and Christie Simons, who has expertise in auditing tech, media and telecommunications companies and sits on the board of Micron Technology, will join Autodesk's 12-member board, the company said. The company said the two new directors bring expertise in financial operations, public board service and a deep understanding of the technology companies which will be useful to Autodesk as it executes its industry cloud, platform and artificial intelligence strategies.