SanDisk 2007 Annual Report Download - page 8

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS
Dr. Harari, the founder of SanDisk, has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of SanDisk since
June 1988. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in June 2006. Dr. Harari also served as President from June
1998 to June 2006. Dr. Harari founded Waferscale Integration, Inc., a privately held semiconductor company, in
1983 and was its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1983 to 1986, and Chairman and Chief Technical
Officer from 1986 to 1988. From 1973 to 1983, Dr. Harari held various management positions with Honeywell Inc.,
Intel Corporation and Hughes Microelectronics Ltd. Dr. Harari holds a Ph.D. in Solid State Sciences from Princeton
University and has more than 100 patents issued in the field of non-volatile memories and storage systems.
Mr. Federman has served as a Director of the Company since September 1988. Mr. Federman has been a
general partner in U.S. Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, since April 1990. Mr. Federman was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Monolithic Memories, Inc., a semiconductor company, from 1978 to 1987. Prior to
serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Federman was the Chief Financial Officer of Monolithic
Memories, Inc. Mr. Federman also serves as a director for Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a security
software company, Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., a semiconductor company, and various private corporations and
charitable trusts. Mr. Federman holds a B.S. in Economics from Brooklyn College and was awarded an Honorary
Doctorate of Engineering from Santa Clara University.
Mr. Gomo has served as a Director of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Gomo serves as Executive Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Network Appliance, Inc. Prior to joining Network Appliance, Inc.
in August 2002, Mr. Gomo served as Chief Financial Officer of Gemplus International S.A. from November 2000 to
April 2002, as Chief Financial Officer of Asera, Inc. from February 2000 to November 2000, and as Chief Financial
Officer of Silicon Graphics, Inc. from February 1998 to February 2000. Previously, Mr. Gomo spent 24 years at
Hewlett-Packard Company serving in various positions including finance, financial management, manufacturing
and general management. Mr. Gomo holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Oregon State University and an
M.B.A. from Santa Clara University. Mr. Gomo was a director of Macromedia, Inc. from April 2004 to December
2005.
Mr. Hartenstein has served as a Director of the Company since November 2005. Mr. Hartenstein served as
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of HD Partners Acquisition Corporation from its formation in
December 2005 through February 2008. Previously, Mr. Hartenstein served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of DIRECTV, Inc., a television service provider, from its inception in 1990 through 2003, when News
Corporation purchased a controlling interest in the company. He continued as vice chairman of The DIRECTV
Group through 2004 when he retired. Mr. Hartenstein received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics
from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and he received an M.S. in Applied Mechanics from the
California Institute of Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, was inducted into the
Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2002 and received an Emmy for lifetime achievement from the National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2007. Mr. Hartenstein also serves as a director of XM Satellite Radio
Holdings Inc., Thomson S.A. (Thomson Multimedia) and the City of Hope.
Ms. Lego served as a Director of the Company from 1989 to 2002 and returned to the Board in May 2004.
Ms. Lego has been a General Partner of The Photonics Fund, an early stage venture fund focused on investing in
components, modules and systems companies for the fiber optics telecommunications market since December
1999. She was a general partner at Oak Investment Partners from 1981 to 1992. Ms. Lego serves as a director and
Chair of the Audit Committee for WJ Communications, Inc., a public semiconductor company in the wireless
communications market. Ms. Lego also serves as a director and member of the Audit Committee for Lam Research
Corporation, a provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services for the semiconductor industry. She also serves
as a director and chairs the Audit Committee of StrataLight Communication, Inc., a private company which sells
optical transport equipment. Ms. Lego received a B.A. from Williams College and an M.S. in Accounting from the
New York University Graduate School of Business. She has previously practiced as a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Marks has served as a Director of the Company since August 2003. Since March 2007, Mr. Marks has
managed a private equity fund called Riverwood Capital, LLC (formerly Bigwood Capital) which invests in rapidly
growing private companies in North America and in emerging markets. From August to November 2007, Mr. Marks
held the position of interim Chief Executive Officer at Tesla Motors, Inc., a company producing electric sports cars.
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