As President and Chief Financial Officer of Salesforce.com, Inc., a provider of enterprise cloud computing solutions, from August 2014 to January 2021, Mr. Hawkins was responsible for leading the company’s global finance organization and was a member of the company’s executive committee. Mark was named President and CFO Emeritus at Salesforce.com, Inc. in February 2021 and served in this capacity until his retirement in November 2021.
Prior to his time at Salesforce, Mark served as CFO and Executive Vice President at Autodesk, Inc., a provider of three-dimensional design, engineering and entertainment software, from April 2009 to July 2015. At Autodesk, Mr. Hawkins led the global finance, information technology and procurement organizations. From April 2006 to April 2009, he was CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance & IT at Logitech International SA, a global provider of personal computer and tablet accessories. From January 2000 to March 2006, Mr. Hawkins served as Vice President for Dell Inc.’s worldwide procurement and logistics organization, as well as Vice President of Finance for Dell Inc.’s U.S. Home Segment. Before joining Dell, he spent over 18 years at Hewlett-Packard Company, a global IT company, where he held a variety of finance and business management roles.
Currently, Mr. Hawkins is a member of the Board of Directors at Toast Inc., a cloud-based restaurant software company. In addition, Mark served briefly during 2021 as a director for Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., a provider of technology solutions for merchants, banks and capital markets firms, before stepping down from the role.
The Secureworks Board of Directors selected Mr. Hawkins to serve because of his decades of executive management experience with leading finance organizations at global software and technology companies, as well as his expertise in providing leadership and insight in finance, global operations and merger and acquisition activities.