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PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS—CONTINUED
President, Markets and Channels, at EMC Corporation before being
promoted to President, Data General, in 1999. He began his career
at IBM where he served in several senior management positions.
Mr. Dutkowsky also serves on the board of directors of Sepaton, Inc.,
a privately held data protection company, since 2004. Mr. Dutkowsky
holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from
Cornell University.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Dutkowsky’s qualifications include his
extensive executive experience with technology companies and
solutions providers.
Bruce Gordon (age 67)—Mr. Gordon has been the Chairman of
our Board of Directors since September 2012. From August 2005
through April 2007, Mr. Gordon served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the NAACP. Until his retirement in December
2003, Mr. Gordon was the President of Retail Markets at Verizon
Communications, Inc., a provider of wireline and wireless
communications. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic Corporation and
GTE, which formed Verizon in July 2000, Mr. Gordon filled a variety of
positions at Bell Atlantic Corporation, including Group President, Vice
President, Marketing and Sales, and Vice President, Sales.
Mr. Gordon also serves as a director of CBS Corporation and
Northrop Grumman Corporation. Previously, Mr. Gordon served as a
director of Southern Company, an electricity generating company,
from 1994 to 2006, and as a director of Tyco from 2003 to 2012.
Mr. Gordon graduated from Gettysburg College and received a
Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Gordon’s qualifications include his
significant leadership experience as the head of a large non-profit, his
in-depth experience as an executive in the service-oriented
communications industry and his corporate governance experience
as a director of several publicly traded companies.
Naren Gursahaney (age 52)—Mr. Gursahaney is the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer. He also serves as a member of
the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to the separation from Tyco
in September 2012, Mr. Gursahaney served as President of Tyco’s
ADT North American Residential business segment. Prior to the
restructuring of the segment in fiscal year 2012, he was the President
of Tyco Security Solutions, the world’s largest electronic security
provider to residential, commercial, industrial and governmental
customers and the largest operating segment of Tyco.
Mr. Gursahaney joined Tyco in 2003 as Senior Vice President of
Operational Excellence. He then served as President of Tyco
Engineered Products and Services and President of Tyco Flow
Control. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Gursahaney was President and
Chief Executive Officer of GE Medical Systems Asia, where he was
responsible for the company’s $1.6 billion sales and services
business in the Asia-Pacific region. During his 10-year career with
GE, Mr. Gursahaney held senior leadership roles in services,
marketing and information management. His career also includes
positions with Booz Allen & Hamilton and Westinghouse Electric
Corporation. Mr. Gursahaney holds a Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and a
Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia.
Director Qualifications: Mr. Gursahaney’s qualifications include his
extensive executive experience with Tyco and ADT in the security
services industry and his leadership roles in services, marketing,
operations and information management.
Bridgette Heller (age 52)—Ms. Heller has been a member of our
Board of Directors since September 2012. Ms. Heller has been
Executive Vice President of Merck & Co, Inc. and President of Merck
Consumer Care from 2010. Prior to joining Merck, Ms. Heller was
President, Johnson & Johnson, Global Baby Business Unit from
2007 to 2010 and President, Johnson & Johnson, Global Baby Kids
and Wound Care from 2005 to 2007. Prior to joining Johnson &
Johnson, she was the Founder and Managing Partner at Heller
Associates from 2004 to 2005. She served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Chung’s Foods Inc. Ms. Heller spent 17 years with Kraft
Foods, from September 1985 to September 2002, including as
Executive Vice President and General Manager for the North
American Coffee portfolio. She served as a Director of PCA
International, Inc. from March 1998 until October 2005. Ms. Heller
received a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and a
Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s
Kellogg School of Management.
Director Qualifications: Ms. Heller’s qualifications include her
significant experience in leadership positions at consumer products
companies.
Kathleen Hyle (age 55)—Ms. Hyle has been a member of our
Board of Directors since September 2012. From 2008 until its 2012
merger with Exelon, Ms. Hyle was Senior Vice President of
Constellation Energy and Chief Operating Officer of Constellation
Energy Resources. From June 2007 to November 2008, Ms. Hyle
served as Chief Financial Officer for Constellation Energy Nuclear
Group and for UniStar Nuclear Energy, LLC, a strategic joint venture
between Constellation Energy and Électricité de France. Ms. Hyle
held the position of Senior Vice President of Finance for Constellation
Energy from 2005 to 2007 and Senior Vice President of Finance,
Information Technology, Risk and Operations for Constellation New
Energy from January to October 2005. Prior to joining Constellation
Energy, Ms. Hyle served as the Chief Financial Officer of ANC Rental
Corp., the parent company of Alamo Rent-A-Car and National Rent-
A-Car; Vice President and Treasurer of AutoNation, Inc.; and Vice
President and Treasurer of Black and Decker Corporation. Ms. Hyle
has been a director of AmerisourceBergen, a pharmaceutical services
provider, since 2010, where she chairs the Audit and Corporate
Responsibility Committee and serves on the Finance and Executive
Committees. Since 2012, Ms. Hyle has been a director for Bunge
Limited, a leading international agribusiness and food company,
where she chairs the Audit Committee and serves on the Risk
Committee. Ms. Hyle currently serves on the Executive and Finance
Committee of the Board of Trustees of Center Stage in Baltimore,
Maryland and on the Board of Sponsors for the Loyola University
Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management. Ms. Hyle
graduated from Loyola College.
Director Qualifications: Ms. Hyle’s qualifications her extensive
experience as a leader in developing the business and financial
strategy of retail divisions in various companies, as a Certified Public
Accountant and service as chief financial officer in public companies.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that
stockholders vote FOR the election of all of the above listed
director nominees to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting.
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