Oct. 13, 2009 (Business Wire) -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® announced today that Carol Bartz, chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., will deliver a keynote address at the 2010 International CES^®. The world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow will take place January 7-10, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Yahoo! is a top global brand whose vision is to be the center of people’s online lives, and Carol Bartz is leading the development of Yahoo!’s approach to delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “We welcome Carol Bartz to the 2010 CES keynote stage to talk about what’s next for Yahoo! and the industry.”

Bartz has served as chief executive officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Yahoo! since January 2009. Previously, Bartz served as executive chairman, president and CEO of Autodesk, Inc. During her 14 years at Autodesk, the company diversified its product line and grew revenues from $285 million to $1.523 billion in FY06.

She previously held positions at Sun Microsystems, most recently as vice president of worldwide field operations and an executive officer of the company. Before joining Sun, she held product line and sales management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and 3M Corporation. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Medals of Science and Technology Foundation. Ms. Bartz also serves as a director of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Carol Bartz will take the CES keynote stage at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2010 in the Hilton Theater of the Las Vegas Hilton. Carol Bartz joins Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, Alan Mulally of Ford, Paul Otellini of Intel, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo of Nokia and Zhou Houjan of Hisense in an impressive 2010 International CES keynote lineup.

For more information, or to register for the 2010 International CES, please visit www.CESweb.org.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.

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