About F5

Board of Directors

Alan Higginson

Board Chair

Alan J. Higginson has served as board chair since April 2004, and as a director of F5 since May 1996. Higginson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Hubspan, Inc., since August 2001. From November 1995 to November 1998, he was President of the Atrieva Corporation, a provider of advanced data backup and retrieval technology. From May 1990 to November 1995, he served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Sierra On-line, a developer of multimedia software for the home personal computer market. From May 1990 to November 1995, Higginson was President of Sierra On-line's Bright Star division, a developer of educational software. Higginson holds a B.S. in Commerce and an M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara.


John McAdam President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Andy Reinland Senior Vice President and Chief Finance Officer
John Rodriguez Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Karl Triebes Senior Vice President of Product Development and Chief Technical Officer
Edward J. Eames Senior Vice President of Business Operations
Mark Anderson Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Dan Matte Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
Jeff Christianson Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Alan J. Higginson Board Chair
Deborah Bevier Director
Gary Ames Director
Karl D. Guelich Director
Scott Thompson Director