31 May 2002 - Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), a global leader in virtual workplace software and services, today announced that David Urbani has been appointed acting chief financial officer for Citrix following the retirement of John P. Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham will retire immediately from Citrix due to personal matters that require his full-time attention.
David Urbani joined Citrix in March 2000 as vice president, corporate controller, responsible for the company’s financial operations. Previously, he was vice president and treasurer of Maytag Corporation and he also held a treasury position at Air Products and Chemicals. Mr. Urbani holds an undergraduate degree from the Drexel Institute of Technology, and advanced degrees from MIT and Carnegie Mellon University.
“Dave Urbani has a solid track record as controller and an extensive background in top-level financial and management posts. He will continue to provide great financial leadership while we search for a permanent CFO,” said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer for Citrix. “At the same time, we thank John for all he has done for Citrix and we wish him the very best.”
About Citrix
Citrix Systems, Inc. is a global leader in virtual workplace software and services that provide access to applications, information, processes and people on any device, over any network, anywhere, anytime. Citrix makes today’s digital office completely virtual - instead of having to go to your office, the office follows you. Working with the world’s top industry, integration and consulting partners, Citrix delivers enterprise-ready solutions to business challenges including application deployment, remote office connectivity, workforce mobility and business continuity. More than 120,000 companies worldwide use Citrix Solutions for the Virtual Workplace to give users more mobility, give IT organisations more flexibility and reduce the cost of computing.
Citrix offers two families of products that enable virtual access to
information: Application Server software, including MetaFrame XP™, MetaFrame® for Windows® and MetaFrame for UNIX®; and Access Portal software, including NFuse® Elite and NFuse Classic. The company markets its products through a well-established indirect channel comprising more than 7,000 resellers, integrators and consultants. In fiscal 2001, the company had net revenues of $591.6 million. Citrix is traded on the Nasdaq Stock MarketSM under the symbol CTXS, and is part of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index. Citrix is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, please visit the Citrix Web site at http://www.citrix.com.