David J. Henshall

Who is David J. Henshall?

As senior vice president and chief financial officer for Citrix, David

J. Henshall oversees all aspects of the company’s worldwide finance

organization with responsibility for accounting, strategic development,

financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax, internal controls, and

investor relations. In addition, he also leads the IT, operations, and

facilities teams. Prior to joining Citrix, Henshall served as vice

president, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary for

Rational Software Corporation, responsible for all areas of corporate

finance, accounting and taxation, as well as for managing Rational’s

relationship with investors, analysts, bankers and regulatory agencies.

In this position, he played a major role in managing the $2.1 billion

acquisition of Rational by IBM Corporation. Previously, Henshall served

in finance positions at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and Samsung

Semiconductor Corporation. He holds a master’s degree in business

administration from Santa Clara University and a bachelor’s degree in

finance from the University of Arizona.