San Francisco, Ca., USA – Salesforce.com, a software company, announced the appointments of John V. Roos, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and Robin Washington, CFO of Gilead Sciences, to its board of directors.[break]
Mr. Roos most recently served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, from August 2009 to August 2013.
Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Mr. Roos practiced corporate and securities law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the Silicon Valley law firm, from 1985 to 2009, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer. He holds an A.B. in political science and a J.D., both from Stanford University.
Ms. Washington is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc., which she joined in 2008. Ms. Washington was previously Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion Solutions, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in March 2007.
Prior to Hyperion, she served in a number of executive positions with PeopleSoft, most recently in the role of Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Ms. Washington is a member of the Board of Directors of Honeywell, and she sits on the Board of Visitors of Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.
Ms. Washington is a certified public accountant and holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
Salesforce.com also announced that Stratton Sclavos, former president and - September 13, 2013, San Francisco, Ca., USA – Salesforce.com, a software company, announced the appointments of John V. Roos, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and Robin Washington, CFO of Gilead Sciences, to its board of directors.
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Mr. Roos most recently served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, from August 2009 to August 2013.
Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Mr. Roos practiced corporate and securities law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the Silicon Valley law firm, from 1985 to 2009, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer. He holds an A.B. in political science and a J.D., both from Stanford University.
Ms. Washington is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc., which she joined in 2008. Ms. Washington was previously Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion Solutions, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in March 2007.
Prior to Hyperion, she served in a number of executive positions with PeopleSoft, most recently in the role of Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Ms. Washington is a member of the Board of Directors of Honeywell, and she sits on the Board of Visitors of Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.
Ms. Washington is a certified public accountant and holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. ■