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to President and Chief Operating Officer. In January 1999, he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer
and appointed to the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Kannappan was Senior Vice
President of Investment Banking for Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated, where he was employed from
August 1985 through January 1995. Mr. Kannappan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from
Yale University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. Kannappan is also a Director of Mattson
Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced process equipment for the semiconductor industry.
Mr. Kannappan is also the Chairman and a Director of Integrated Device Technology, Inc., a
manufacturer of communications integrated circuits.
Mr. Houston joined Plantronics in November 1996 as Vice President of Sales and was promoted to
Senior Vice President—Sales in March 1998. From February 1995 through November 1996,
Mr. Houston served as Vice President—Worldwide Sales for Proxima Corporation, a designer,
developer, manufacturer and marketer of multimedia projection products. From 1985 until January 1995,
Mr. Houston held a number of positions at Calcomp, Inc., which is engaged in the business of
manufacturing computer peripherals for the CAD and graphic market, including Regional Sales
Manager and Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing. Prior to 1985, Mr. Houston held various
sales and marketing management positions with IBM Corporation. Mr. Houston graduated from the
University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Marketing.
Ms. Scherer joined Plantronics in March 1997, and in April 1997 was named Vice President—
Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer. In March 1998, Ms. Scherer was promoted to
Senior Vice President—Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us,
Ms. Scherer held various executive management positions in the data storage industry at Micropolis
Corporation and StreamLogic Corporation spanning a nine year period. She also worked in strategic
planning with the Boston Consulting Group from 1985-1987. For two years prior to that, she was a
member of the corporate finance staff at ARCO. Ms. Scherer has a Bachelor’s degree from the University
of California, Santa Barbara and received an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Organization and
Management. Ms. Scherer is also a Director of Keithley Instruments Inc, a supplier of measurement and
testing devices.
Ms. Shimizu joined Plantronics in July 1983, and in the fall of 2005 was named Vice President, General
Manager of SOHO and Residential Business Group. Prior to this, she was our Vice President, Strategic
Portfolio and Product Management since fall of 2003. She also previously served as our President of the
Mobile Communications Division. From 1995 to 1999, Ms. Shimizu was the Senior Marketing Director
for the Computer and Mobile Systems Division, the predecessor to the Mobile Communications
Division. Ms. Shimizu was named to that position in 1995. Prior to that, Ms. Shimizu held various
positions in our marketing and sales organizations. Ms. Shimizu received an M.B.A. from the Monterey
Institute of International Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese from the University of California,
Los Angeles.
Mr. Trads joined Clarity (formerly Walker-Ameriphone) in September 2003 as President. From 1994
until joining Plantronics, Mr. Trads held various positions within GN ReSound, a manufacturer of
hearing aids and audiological measurement equipment. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Trads served as
President of GN ReSounds’ North American operation and from 1994 until 1998 he served as a Senior
Vice President at its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark where he was a member of the executive
management committee and the global management group and also led the sales and marketing
organization. From 1991 to 1994 Mr. Trads was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dancall
Radio, a manufacturer of cell phones and cordless phones. From 1985 to 1991, he held management
positions in the distribution and marketing divisions of Bang and Olufsen, a global manufacturer of
consumer electronics. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the
Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.
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