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Mr. Bustamante joined Plantronics in 1994 as President of Plantronics Mexico. In 2012, Mr. Bustamante was promoted to Senior
Vice President of Worldwide Operations and is responsible for leading Plantronics' operations and supply chain across both
commercial and retail sectors. Prior to joining Plantronics, from 1991 to 1994, Mr. Bustamante held several key executive positions
in operations management at Matrix Aeronautica, a joint venture between Mexico and Hong Kong, to repair and overhaul
commercial aircraft and served as Executive Vice President of Offshore Factories, a shelter operation supporting foreign companies
set up manufacturing operations in Mexico. Mr. Bustamante holds a Bachelor of Science degree from La Salle University in
Mexico City and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.
Mr. Houston joined Plantronics in 1996 as Vice President of Sales and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales in 1998.
Previously, Mr. Houston served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Proxima Corporation, a designer, developer, manufacturer,
and marketer of multi-media projection products, held various management positions at Calcomp, Inc., a computer peripherals
manufacturer for the CAD and graphic market, and held various sales and marketing management positions with IBM
Corporation. Mr. Houston holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Marketing from the University of Arizona.
Ms. Lovegren joined Plantronics in 2013 as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining Plantronics, from 2006
to 2013, Ms. Lovegren was employed by Juniper Networks, Inc., a global provider of networking equipment and software where
she served from 2008 to 2013 as Corporate Vice President, Business Aligned Human Resources, Predictive Analytics and Global
Access HR Organization, and from 2006 to 2008, as Senior Director, Human Resources. Prior to her employment at Juniper
Networks, Ms. Lovegren served in various roles in human resources management at Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Hewlett-
Packard Company. Ms. Lovegren has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting from San Jose State
University and a Master of Science degree in Human Resources Management from Golden Gate University.
Mr. Margerum joined Plantronics in 1994 as Vice President of Marketing and was promoted in 1996 to President and General
Manager of the Computer and Mobile Systems Group. In 1997, he left Plantronics to become President and CEO of Euphonix,
Inc., a public company in the high-end audio equipment space. In 2000, he re-joined Plantronics as Vice President of Strategy &
Customer Segments before becoming Vice President of Strategy and Business Development in 2006, and thereafter named Chief
Strategy Officer in 2008. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Margerum was CEO of MITEM Corporation, a middleware software
company serving the healthcare industry, held a variety of marketing and sales positions, including Vice President of Marketing
for GRiD Systems Corporation, a laptop computer manufacturer and has worked for Apple, Inc. and IBM Corporation. Mr.
Margerum also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of MITEM Corporation. Mr. Margerum holds a Bachelor of Science
in Engineering from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
Ms. Mersereau joined Plantronics in 2012 as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining
Plantronics, Ms. Mersereau served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of C3 Energy LLC, a provider of smart
grid analytics SaaS solutions, from 2011 to 2012. From 2002 to 2011, Ms. Mersereau served in various roles of increasing
responsibility at Cisco Systems, Inc., a global provider of networking equipment, including Senior Vice President of Corporate
Marketing. Previously, Ms. Mersereau served in various senior marketing roles at IBM Corporation, Coca-Cola Corporation, The
Wendy's Company, and Burger King International. Ms. Mersereau holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western
Ontario.
Mr. Vanhoutte joined Plantronics in 2003 as Managing Director of Europe, Middle East, and Africa. He has served as Senior Vice
President and Managing Director of Europe and Africa since 2014. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Vanhoutte served as Corporate
Vice President of Marketing at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and as Vice President of Strategic Market Development
at Ericsson's Personal Communications Division. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President of Products, Marketing and Sales
at MCI WorldCom's International Division in London and held various management positions at Dell Computer Corporation and
Nokia Data, which was merged into Fujitsu-ICL Systems Inc. Mr. Vanhoutte holds a degree in Applied Economics and Engineering
from the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships between any of the directors
and executive officers of Plantronics.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following risk factors in connection with any investment in our stock. Our stock price will
reflect the performance of our business relative to, among other things, our competition, expectations of securities analysts or
investors, and general economic market and industry conditions. Our business, financial condition, and results of operations could
be materially adversely affected if any of the following risks occur. Accordingly, the trading price of our stock could decline, and
investors could lose all or part of their investment.
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