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Ms. Austin is president of Austin Investment Advisors, a private investment and consulting firm, and chairs the U.S. Mid-market Investment Advisory Committee of EQT Partners. Previously, Ms. Austin also served as the president and chief executive officer of Move Networks, Inc., a provider of Internet television services. Ms. Austin served as president and chief operating officer of DIRECTV, Inc. Ms. Austin also served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hughes Electronics Corporation and as a partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Ms. Austin is also a director of Abbott Laboratories, Crowdstrike, Inc., Freshworks, Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc. Ms. Austin has notified Abbott of her intent to resign from its Board of Directors at the company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, currently planned for April 2022. Ms. Austin previously served as a director of Teledyne Technologies, Inc, from 2006 to 2021, Target Corporation from 2002 to 2020, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson from 2008 to 2016.
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2003 | |
| Board | Member | 01/01/2013 | |
| Board | Member | 01/01/2021 |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications | Remuneration | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Verizon Communications | Audit | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Verizon Communications | Board | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| Verizon Communications | Capital investment | Member | 01/01/2020 | |
| AbbVie Inc. | Remuneration | Member | 01/01/2013 |