Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen appointed on HP board
18 Sep 2009
Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape, one of the first internet browsers, has joined Hewlett-Packard on its board as director. He is also active on the boards of eBay and Facebook.
Andreessen, 38, had co-founded Netscape Communications in 1994 along with Eric Bina. Netscape was acquired by America Online in 1998.
Andreessen will join the board immediately, bringing the total number of members to 11, 10 of whom are outside directors. The HP board includes G Kennedy Thompson who worked previously at the Wachovia Corp, and John Hammergren of McKesson Corp.
''Marc Andreessen is a software pioneer whose leadership has helped shape the Internet,'' said Mark Hurd, HP chairman and chief executive officer.
Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz and Ning, Andreessen co-founded and served as chairman of the board of directors of Opsware Inc. Previously, he served as chief technology officer of America Online and was a co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation, serving in various positions, including chief technology officer and executive vice president of products.
Andreessen is best known as the co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser.
Andreessen has also co-founded Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital entity, and Ning, a social networking platform.