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7
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 45 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Alison Dean 48 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Principal Accounting Officer
Jeffrey A. Beck 50 Chief Operating Officer
Glen D. Weinstein 42 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Russell Campanello 57 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Ronald Chwang, Ph.D.(1) 65 Director
Gail Deegan(2) 66 Director
Deborah G. Ellinger(1) 54 Director
Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D.(3) 78 Director
Andrea Geisser(2) 70 Director
George C. McNamee(1) 66 Director
Peter T. Meekin(3) 63 Director
Paul J. Kern, Gen. U.S.
Army (ret)(2) 67 Director
Paul Sagan(3) 54 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.
Alison Dean has served as our executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer since April 2013. Ms. Dean
previously served as our senior vice president, corporate finance from February 2010 until March 2013. From March 2007 until
February 2012, Ms. Dean also served as our principal accounting officer. From March 2007 until February 2010, Ms. Dean
served as our vice president, financial controls & analysis. From August 2005 until March 2007, Ms. Dean served as our vice
president, financial planning & analysis. From 1995 to August 2005, Ms. Dean served in a number of positions at 3Com
Corporation, including vice president and corporate controller from 2004 to 2005 and vice president of finance — worldwide
sales from 2003 to 2004. Ms. Dean holds a B.A. in Business Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Boston
University.
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. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Beck served in a number of
positions at Danaher Corporation, including president, Danaher Precision Systems Division and vice president of sales,
Kollmorgen I&C Division. Mr. Beck holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and
an M.B.A. from Boston University.
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