Sector: Information Technology
Director information for PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aparna Bawa | Member; Chief Operating Officer | 47 | ["senior leadership and management experience at public technology companies", "risk management oversight expertise", "legal and business operations expertise", "experience in technology companies"] | ["Corporate Development Committee", "Audit Committee", "Compensation and People Committee", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Carl Eschenbach | CEO of Workday, Inc. | 58 | ["extensive experience in the technology industry", "public company management experience as an executive", "over 30 years of operational and sales experience in the technology industry", "experience in risk management oversight and scaling large organizations", "deep knowledge of high-growth companies", "extensive public company board experience"] | ["Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Helle Thorning-Schmidt | Director | 58 | ["Chief Executive of Save the Children International", "Member of Danish Parliament", "Leader of the Social Democratic Party in Denmark", "Prime Minister of Denmark", "Board member of Vestas Wind Systems A/S", "Board member of Neurons Inc. ApS", "Co-Chair of The Oversight Board", "Advisory board member of Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC", "Master\u2019s Degree in Political Science", "Master\u2019s Degree in European Studies", "Senior leadership experience", "Background in international policy-making", "Experience in international risk management", "Experience in human capital management", "Experience in corporate governance"] | ["Governance and Sustainability Committee", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| James J. Goetz | Member; Director | 59 | ["Senior leadership experience", "Technology expertise", "Information technology (IT) experience", "Business development", "Cybersecurity experience", "Knowledge of emerging technologies", "Partner of a venture capital firm focusing on cloud, mobile, and enterprise technology investments", "Guidance and counsel to technology companies", "Experience in network, data security and storage, software, and manufacturing companies", "Extensive public company board experience"] | ["Corporate Development Committee", "Audit Committee", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| John M. Donovan | Lead Independent Director; Chair | 64 | ["Substantial international business experience and business acumen", "Provides critical leadership for carrying out our strategic initiatives", "Strong background in corporate governance", "Dedicated to his service as Lead Independent Director", "Technical knowledge and extensive business leadership", "Management, operations and risk management oversight experience", "Expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning"] | ["Corporate Development Committee", "Compensation and People Committee", "Governance and Sustainability Committee", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Lee Klarich | Chief Product and Technology Officer and Director | 50 | ["Senior leader at Palo Alto Networks since 2006", "Deep technical expertise", "Intimate knowledge of products", "Industry experience in technology and cybersecurity", "Operational experience", "Risk management oversight experience", "Experience in emerging technologies"] | ["Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Lorraine Twohill | Chief Marketing Officer | 54 | ["leadership skills", "extensive marketing knowledge", "over 25 years of experience", "deep management and business operations experience", "risk management oversight experience", "insights into brand management", "global issues facing technology companies"] | ["Governance and Sustainability Committee", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Mary Pat McCarthy | Member; Director | 70 | ["Vice Chair of KPMG LLP", "audit committee financial expert", "over 40 years of experience in finance", "operations and risk management oversight of technology companies", "global business perspective"] | ["Corporate Development Committee", "Audit Committee (Chair)", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Nikesh Arora | Chair and Chief Executive Officer; Member; Director; Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | 57 | ["Substantial knowledge and deep understanding of our business and the challenges we face", "Day-to-day insight into our prospects, opportunities, strategies and challenges", "Proven success in leading Palo Alto Networks", "Leadership skills", "Experience as the chief architect of the Company\u2019s strategic vision", "Thorough knowledge of all aspects of the business", "Expertise in leading and scaling technology businesses", "Risk management oversight", "In-depth knowledge of the cybersecurity and technology sectors"] | ["Corporate Development Committee"] | 2025 |
| Ralph Hamers | Director | 59 | ["Chief Executive Officer of Swiss bank UBS Group AG", "Senior Advisor to the CEO of UBS Group AG", "Chief Executive Officer of Dutch bank ING Group", "Board member for the Institute of International Finance", "Master\u2019s of Science Degree in Business Econometrics & Operations Research from Tilburg University", "Senior leadership experience at two large multi-national bank and financial services companies", "Extensive financial knowledge and expertise", "Risk management experience", "International experience", "Corporate governance experience"] | ["Audit Committee", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
| Right Honorable Sir John Key | Director | 64 | ["Member of Parliament for Helensville in New Zealand until April 2017", "Prime Minister of New Zealand from November 2008 to December 2016", "Nearly twenty-year career in international finance", "Experience on the board of directors of several privately held companies", "Director of Air New Zealand Limited from 2017 to 2020", "Director of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd from 2018 to 2024", "Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Canterbury", "Global business leadership and extensive financial, capital markets, and management expertise", "Background in foreign affairs", "Policy-making experience and a global business perspective"] | ["Audit Committee", "Compensation and People Committee (Chair)", "Security Committee"] | 2025 |
