Andrew Anagnost has been appointed as new president and ceo of Autodesk, and he will also join the company’s board of directors. In Autodesk since 1997, Anagnost as vice president of business strategy and marketing led the company’s successful transition to a subscription business model, and drove the adoption of Autodesk’s cloud technologies.
“This is an exciting time for Autodesk – said Anagnost -, and I’m thrilled to be taking on the ceo role. We were the first to bring design to the cloud and mobile, and now we’re bringing construction and manufacturing to the cloud as well. I can’t wait to lead Autodesk into our next phase of growth, where we will combine business and product innovation to become an even more customer-focused company”.