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Guerrino De Luca .................
62 Years Old
Director since 1998
Chairman,
Logitech International S.A.
Italian and U.S. national
Guerrino De Luca has served as Chairman of the Logitech Board of
Directors since January 2008. Mr. De Luca served as Logitech’s Chief
Executive Officer from April 2012 to January 2013 and as acting
President and Chief Executive Officer from July 2011 to April 2012.
Previously, Mr. De Luca served as Logitech’s President and Chief
Executive Officer from February 1998, when he joined the Company,
to January 2008. Prior to joining Logitech, Mr. De Luca served as
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Apple Computer,
Inc., a consumer electronics and computer company, from February
1997 to September 1997, and as President of Claris Corporation, a U.S.
personal computing software vendor, from May 1994 to February 1997.
Prior to joining Claris, Mr. De Luca held various positions with Apple
in the United States and in Europe. Mr. De Luca holds a Laurea degree
in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome, Italy.
As Logitech’s Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer,
Mr. De Luca brings significant senior leadership, industry, strategy,
marketing and global experience to the Board and a deep knowledge
of, passion for and commitment to Logitech, its people and its products.
Mr. De Luca currently is Chairman of the Board.
Didier Hirsch .....................
63 Years Old
Director since 2012
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer,
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
French national
Didier Hirsch is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Agilent Technologies, Inc., a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics
and applied chemical markets. He has been with Agilent since 1999, and
served as its Chief Accounting Officer from November 2007 to July
2010 and interim Chief Financial Officer from April 2010 until being
promoted to his current position in July 2010. Mr. Hirsch also served
Agilent as its Vice President, Corporate Controllership and Tax from
2006 until July 2010, Vice President and Controller from April 2003
to October 2006, and Vice President and Treasurer from September
1999 to April 2003. Mr. Hirsch had joined Hewlett-Packard Company
in 1989, and served as Director of Finance and Administration of
Hewlett-Packard Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from 1996
to 1999, Director of Human Resources of Hewlett-Packard EMEA
from 1998 to 1999, Director of Finance and Administration of Hewlett-
Packard Asia Pacific from 1993 to 1996, and Director of Finance and
Administration of Hewlett-Packard France from 1989 to 1993. Prior to
Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Hirsch worked in finance positions with Valeo
Inc., Gemplus S.C.A., SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, I.B.H. Holding
S.A., Bendix Corporation and Ford Motor Company. He serves on the
Board of International Rectifier, a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-
listed supplier of advanced power management technology. Mr. Hirsch
holds an MS degree in Computer Sciences from Toulouse University
and an MS degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University.
As Chief Financial Officer of a leading public technology company,
and with significant finance expertise developed over several decades
at technology and manufacturing companies in the U.S.A., EMEA and
Asia Pacific, Mr. Hirsch brings senior leadership, finance (including
U.S. GAAP), technology and global experience to the Board.
Mr. Hirsch currently is Chair of the Audit Committee. The Board of
Directors has determined that he is an independent Director.
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