Mark B. Templeton
The Darden School '78
Citrix Systems, Inc.

Mark B. Templeton became president and chief executive officer of Citrix Systems, Inc. in January 1999, after serving as the company's president for one year and vice president of worldwide marketing for the previous two and a half years. It was Templeton's energy and vision that have helped propel the company into the technology and business spotlight. Under his direction, Citrix has achieved strong international growth, extending operations across Europe, Latin America, Japan and the Asia/Pacific region. Templeton also has been instrumental in establishing and sustaining Citrix's solid financial position, and moving the company into the Internet market.

Under Templeton's leadership, the company established an iBusiness unit focused on Web-based application deployment, and is playing a key role in the emerging Application Service Provider market.

As president, Templeton is responsible for Citrix's global strategy, planning, and operations. His immediate plans are to concentrate on guiding the company's international growth, acquisitions, and product-line diversification. Citrix, which was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, is the nation's 18th largest software company and a world leader in system software for server-based computing with $248.6 million in revenues. It has more than 900 employees in 10 countries worldwide.

Before joining Citrix in 1995 as vice president of marketing, Templeton amassed more than a dozen years of experience in management positions at UB Networks, Keyfile Corporation and LANSystems.