Editing Macromedia (section)

== Leadership ==

*1992: Bud Colligan became co-founder and CEO of Macromedia, a position he held until 1997; he served as board chairman 1992–1998.<ref name="nndb1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/275/000171759/ |title=Bud Colligan |publisher=NNDB |access-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref>
*1994: Altsys Corp and CEO James Von Ehr became a Macromedia vice-president, a position he held until 1997.<ref name="FU">{{cite web |title=Macromedia Company History |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Macromedia-Inc-Company-History.html |access-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref>
*1996: [[Rob Burgess|Robert K. Burgess]] was hired as president of Macromedia, and became CEO in 1997, a position he held until 2005; he served as board chairman 1998–2005, a position he held when the company was acquired by Adobe.<ref name="nndb2">{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/311/000168804/ |title=Robert K. Burgess |publisher=NNDB |access-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name="forbes">{{cite web |url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-k-burgess/1383 |title=Profile, Robert K. Burgess |work=Forbes |access-date=February 17, 2011|archive-date=March 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327135840/https://people.forbes.com/profile/robert-k-burgess/1383|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*1997: Betsey Nelson became chief financial officer, a position she held until Macromedia was acquired by Adobe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adobe.com/macromedia/ir/macr/news/2005/q305_pressrelease02.html |title=Macromedia Names Stephen Elop Chief Executive Office; Rob Burgess Continues As Chairman |publisher=Macromedia |date=January 19, 2005 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214181332/http://www.adobe.com/macromedia/ir/macr/news/2005/q305_pressrelease02.html |archive-date=February 14, 2011 }}</ref>
*2004: [[Stephen Elop]] became chief operating officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040728005849/en/Macromedia-Names-Stephen-Elop-Chief-Operating-Officer|title=Macromedia Names Stephen Elop as Chief Operating Officer; Core Leadership Team Broadens with New Marketing and Sales Executives. |date=July 28, 2004 |website=[[Business Wire]] |access-date=August 29, 2018|author=Macromedia, Inc.}}</ref>
*2005: Stephen Elop had been CEO for three months when Macromedia announced it would be acquired by Adobe.<ref name="cw">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.computerworld.com/how_will_stephen_elop_fare_at_microsoft |title=How will Stephen Elop fare at Microsoft? |publisher=ComputerWorld |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708191517/http://blogs.computerworld.com/how_will_stephen_elop_fare_at_microsoft |archive-date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref>