Leadership
- 1992: Bud Colligan is co-founder and CEO of Macromedia, a position he held until 1997; he served as Board Chairman 1992-1998.
- 1994: Altsys Corp and CEO James Von Ehr becomes a Macromedia vice-president, a position he held until 1997.
- 1996: Robert K. Burgess is hired as CEO of Macromedia, a position he held until 2005; he served as Board Chairman 1998-2005, a position he held when the company was acquired by Adobe.
- 1997: Betsey Nelson becomes Chief Financial Officer, a position she held until Macromedia was acquired by Adobe.
- 1997: Keyur Patel, Lead Partner of KPMG Worldwide, became the first consultant to engage in Macromedia and create its first footprint in Web, changing the global software dynamic for "software downloads" and creating one of the world first and largest portals for Flash and Shockwave along with all products. It was a revolution that sparked change in Macromedia future.
- 2004: Stephen Elop becomes Chief Operating Officer.
- 2005: Stephen Elop had been CEO for three months when Macromedia announced it would be acquired by Adobe.
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