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connection with our software development and sales activities. We are not subject to any collective bargaining
agreements and we believe that our relationship with our employees is good.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth information with respect to our executive officers as of January 31, 2003:
Name Age Position Held
MichaelC.Wood ................. 50 ChiefExecutiveOfficer, President, Vice Chairman and Director
Thomas J. Kalinske ................ 58 Chairman and Director
PaulA.Rioux .................... 57 Acting Chief Operating Officer, Vice Chairman and Director
TimothyM.Bender................ 42 President, Worldwide Consumer Group
Robert W. Lally .................. 41 President, SchoolHouse Division and Executive Vice President,
Education and Training Group
James P. Curley ................... 47 ChiefFinancial Officer
MarkB.Flowers .................. 43 ExecutiveVicePresident, Chief Technology Officer
L. James Marggraff ................ 44 ExecutiveVicePresident, Content
Michael C. Wood has served as our Chief Executive Officer since March 2002 and as our President and
Vice Chairman of our board of directors since September 1997. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of
LeapFrog RBT, LLC, our predecessor limited liability company, from its inception in January 1995 until
September 1997. Mr. Wood founded LeapFrog in 1995 after developing the patented Phonics Letters and
Phonics Desk products. Before founding LeapFrog, Mr. Wood served as partner at Cooley Godward LLP, a
national law firm, where he specialized in venture capital and emerging technology law. Mr. Wood also serves
on the board of directors of Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., a biotechnology company. He earned his B.A. at
Stanford University and also has a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an
M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Thomas J. Kalinske has served as the Chairman of our board of directors since September 1997 and served
as our Chief Executive Officer from September 1997 to March 2002. Since 1996, he has served as the President
of Knowledge Universe. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Kalinske served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Sega of America. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Matchbox Group
from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, he served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. Mr.
Kalinske has served as Chairman of the Toy Manufacturers Association of America, and in 1997, he was
inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame. He also is a member of the board of the Milken Family Foundation,
the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education and the RAND Education Board. He earned a B.S.
from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona.
Paul A. Rioux was elected to our board of directors in January 2001, has served as our Vice Chairman since
January 2001 and became our acting Chief Operating Officer in October 2002 after implementing our planning,
manufacturing and operating strategy since January 2001. Mr. Rioux worked as an independent consultant from
June 1999 to December 2000, and worked almost exclusively for us in that capacity from August 2000 to
December 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Rioux also served as President of Universal Studios New Media Group,
the technology, Internet and video games business unit of Universal Studios, from May 1996 to May 1999. Prior
to that, he worked at Sega of America from 1989 to 1996, most recently as an Executive Vice President. Mr.
Rioux also served as Chief Operating Officer of Wonderline Toys, Inc. from 1986 to 1988 and worked at Mattel,
Inc.’s Toys and Electronics divisions from 1973 to 1985, most recently as its Senior Vice President. Mr. Rioux
has a B.S. and an M.S. from the California State University at Northridge.
Timothy M. Bender has served as our President of Worldwide Consumer Group since January 2002, and
served as our Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing from July 1999 to December 2001 and as our Senior
Vice President of Sales from November 1997 to June 1999. Prior to joining us, he served as the Director of
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