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 500 employees and $80 million in annual revenue, Accelrys offers technology and services to meet the needs of today's leading research organizations.

Mr. Coleman is the founder and former chairman and CEO of ITM Software, an enterprise software company focused on the information technology function. Previously, he was executive vice president of global sales, service and marketing for Silicon Graphics, Inc (SGI), which at the time was a $2.3 billion computer systems company. In this capacity, he managed an organization with 4,000 employees in 37 countries.

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 role at Accelrys, Mr. Coleman serves on the boards of directors of City National Corporation, MIPS Technologies and United Online. He is a member of the dean's advisory council for the business school at Ohio State University and serves on the Ohio State University Foundation board of directors.

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.

In 1999, Mr. Coleman was named one of the 10 most influential African Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in 2001 he was named by the Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the top 25 black executives in technology.

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