SanDisk 2007 Annual Report Download - page 9

Prior to Riverwood, Mr. Marks was a senior adviser of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm, from
January 2007 to March 2007. From January 2006 until January 2007, Mr. Marks was a member of Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co. From January 1994 to January 2006, Mr. Marks served as the Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics,
Inc., a leading producer of advanced electronic manufacturing services. Mr. Marks served as a director of
Flextronics from 1991 to January 2008. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Flextronics effective upon
his retirement as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2006 until his retirement from the Board of Flextronics in
January 2008, and he previously served as Chairman of the Board of Flextronics from 1993 to January 2003. Since
April 25, 2007, Mr. Marks has served as a director of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and, since August 1, 2007, as a
member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Marks also serves as a director of Crocs, Inc., a designer, manufacturer and
marketer of footwear for men, women and children, Schlumberger Limited, an oil services company, and The V
Foundation for Cancer Research. Mr. Marks received a B.A. and an M.A. from Oberlin College and an M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School.
Dr. Meindl has served as a Director of the Company since March 1989. Dr. Meindl has been the Joseph M.
Pettit Chair Professor of Microelectronics at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1993.
From 1986 to 1993, Dr. Meindl served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute. While at Stanford University from 1967 to 1986, he was the John M. Fluke Professor of
Electrical Engineering and Director of the Stanford Electronics Laboratory and the Center for Integrated Systems.
Dr. Meindl serves as a director of Zoran Corporation, a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-chip for
applications in the consumer electronics and digital imaging markets. He received the 2006 IEEE Medal of
Honor, the highest award presented by IEEE. Dr. Meindl holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
from Carnegie-Mellon University.
BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors held five meetings and acted by unanimous written consent one time during fiscal
2007. During fiscal 2007, each member of the Board of Directors attended or participated in seventy-five percent
(75%) or more of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held during the fiscal
year or the portion thereof following such person’s appointment to the Board and (ii) the total number of meetings
held by all committees on which such Director served during the past fiscal year or the portion thereof following
such person’s appointment to one or more of those committees. There are no family relationships among executive
officers or Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee,
a Nominating and Governance Committee, a Special Option Committee and a Secondary Executive Committee.
Communications with the Board
The Company encourages stockholder communications with its Board of Directors. Any stockholder com-
munications with the Board of Directors may be submitted either via postal mail or email.
Postal Mail
Postal mail submissions should be directed to the following address:
Board of Directors
c/o Investor Relations
SanDisk Corporation
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
Email
Individuals may also communicate with the Board by submitting an email to the Company’s Board at
[email protected]. Email submitted to this email address will be relayed to all Directors.
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