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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the director nominees to be elected at the annual meeting, the directors and
the executive officers of the Company, their ages immediately prior to the annual meeting, and the positions
currently held by each such person with the Company.
Name Age Position
Colin M. Angle ..................... 44 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
John J. Leahy ...................... 53 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Principal Accounting Officer
Jeffrey A. Beck ..................... 49 Chief Operating Officer
Joseph W. Dyer ..................... 65 Chief Strategy Officer
Russell Campanello ................. 56 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Alison Dean ....................... 47 Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance
Glen D. Weinstein ................... 41 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Ronald Chwang, Ph.D.(1) ............. 64 Director
Gail Deegan(2) ..................... 65 Director
Deborah G. Ellinger ................. 52 Director
Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D.(3) ........... 77 Director
Andrea Geisser(2) ................... 69 Director
George C. McNamee(1)(2) ............ 65 Director
Peter T. Meekin(3) .................. 62 Director
Paul J. Kern, Gen. U.S. Army (ret)(1) . . . 66 Director
Paul Sagan(3) ...................... 53 Director
(1) Member of compensation committee
(2) Member of audit committee
(3) Member of nominating and corporate governance committee
Colin M. Angle, a co-founder of iRobot, has served as chairman of the board since October 2008, as chief
executive officer since June 1997, and prior to that, as our president since November 1992. Mr. Angle has also
served as a director since October 1992. Mr. Angle also worked at the National Aeronautical and Space
Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he participated in the design of the behavior-controlled rovers
that led to Sojourner exploring Mars in 1997. Mr. Angle holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in
Computer Science, both from MIT. As a co-founder and chief executive officer, Mr. Angle provides a critical
contribution to the board of directors reflecting his detailed knowledge of the Company, our employees, our
client base, our prospects, the strategic marketplace and our competitors.
John J. Leahy has served as our executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer since
June 2008. Since February 2012, Mr. Leahy has also served as our principal accounting officer. From August
2007 to September 2007, Mr. Leahy served as executive vice president, chief financial officer, principal
financial/accounting officer and assistant treasurer of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. From 1999 to 2007,
Mr. Leahy served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Keane, Inc., and served as interim
president and chief executive officer from May 2006 to January 2007. From 1982 to 1999, Mr. Leahy served in a
number of financial positions for Pepsico, Inc. He received a B.S. in Finance from Merrimack College and an
M.B.A. from Boston College.
Jeffrey A. Beck has served as our chief operating officer since February 2012. Mr. Beck previously served as
president of our home robots division from April 2009 to February 2012. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Beck
served at AMETEK Corporation as senior vice president and general manager, Aerospace & Defense from 2008
to 2009 and as vice president & general manager, Power Systems and Instruments Division from 2004 to 2008.
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