Board of Directors
for City National Corporation (ticker symbol: CYN)

Kenneth L. Coleman
Director
City National Corporation

Chairman
Accelrys, Inc.

Kenneth L. Coleman is chairman of Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL), a leading provider of software for computation, simulation, and the management and mining of scientific data used by biologists, chemists and materials scientists. With more than 700 employees and $160 million in annual revenue, Accelrys offers technology and services to meet the needs of today's leading research organizations.

Mr. Coleman is also chairman of MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some of the world’s most popular products for the home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. 

Mr. Coleman is the founder and former chairman and CEO of ITM Software, an enterprise software company focused on the information technology function that was sold to BMC Corporation. Previously, he was executive vice president of global sales, service and marketing for Silicon Graphics, Inc (SGI).

Prior to joining SGI, Mr. Coleman was vice president of product development at Activision, Inc., responsible for software development activities. Earlier, he spent 10 years at Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held several management positions including a two-year assignment in Europe.

In addition to his roles at Accelrys and MIPS, Mr. Coleman serves on the boards of directors of City National Bank and United Online. He is a member of the dean's advisory council for the business school at The Ohio State University.

In the spring of 2010 he was selected to serve on the Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG), an adjunct to the United States-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF) that provides strategic counsel to government leaders on enhancing bilateral trade and investment between the two nations.

Mr. Coleman is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Ohio State University Distinguished Service Award and School of Business Distinguished Graduate Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Living Legend Award, the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley Exemplary Leader Award, the One Hundred Black Men of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award, the Silicon Valley Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, the Silicon Valley Conference for Community and Justice Annual Exemplary Community Leadership Award, the Rainbow Push Silicon Valley Project Trailblazer Award and the Information Technology Senior Management Forum Beacon Award. 

Mr. Coleman was named one of the 10 most influential African Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was previously named by the Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top 25 black executives in technology.

Mr. Coleman earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from The Ohio State University.  He also served as a captain in the United States Air Force.