Director

Roxanne S. Austin

Chairperson of the Board·Freshworks Inc.

About

Ms. Austin has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2021 and was elected Chairperson of the Board effective December 2025. Since December 2004 she has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Austin Investment Advisors, a private investment and consulting firm, and she has previously held executive positions including President and CEO of Move Networks, Inc., President and CEO of DIRECTV, Inc., and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hughes Electronics Corporation. She currently serves on the boards of directors of several public companies including Verizon Communications, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., and AbbVie, Inc., and is a former partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Since 2021
Tenure 5 yrs

Also at Freshworks Inc.

SG Sameer Gandhi Director FP Frank Pelzer Director DW Dennis Woodside Chief Executive Officer and President and Member of our Board of Directors JT Jennifer Taylor Director JF Johanna Flower Director RG Randy Gottfried Director

Past roles

No prior roles disclosed
The proxy statement discloses no roles beyond this person's current position. Disclosure is required only for the most recent five years.

Director compensation

Data from FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$0
Note Elected to receive fully-vested shares of Class A common stock in lieu of the cash retainer
Stock awards
$260,396
Form Restricted stock units and shares granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
Total
$260,396

Related

Company Freshworks Inc. Company hub Person Sameer Gandhi Director Person Frank Pelzer Director Person Dennis Woodside Chief Executive Officer and President and Member of our Board of Directors Person Jennifer Taylor Director Person Johanna Flower Director Person Randy Gottfried Director Person Barry Padgett Director Person Rathna Girish Mathrubootham Former Executive Chairman Person Tyler Sloat Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Person Ian Tickle Chief Revenue Officer Person Mika Yamamoto Former Chief Integrated Customer Growth Officer Deal Freshworks Device42 D42 Parent 2024 Deal page
Source: Freshworks Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

Where the filing does not disclose a value, this page states "Not disclosed" rather than estimating. Smaller filers are exempt from disclosing metric targets and achievement, and larger filers may omit forward targets for competitive reasons.

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