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Affairs from August 2004 to March 2006 and as our Corporate Counsel from November 2001 to July 2004. From
1999 to 2001, he worked at Quokka Sports, Inc., a digital sports entertainment company, most recently as
Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to that, he was a business attorney
at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (formerly Cooley Godward LLP) and Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady
Falk & Rabkin. Mr. Wong received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from the
University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Hilda S. West has served as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources, since October 2006. Prior to
joining us, Ms. West served in various capacities at Autodesk, Inc., a leading design software
company, from February 2002 to October 2006, as Employment Director, Senior Director of Global Employment
and most recently as Senior Director of Talent Management. Prior to that, Ms. West served as Senior Director,
Human Resources at Ninth House Network, an e-learning provider for organizational
development from May 2000 through October 2002. Ms. West received her B.S. from Boston University and her
M.B.A. from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Mark A. Etnyre has served as our Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
since December 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Etnyre served in various financial-related capacities
with Microsoft Corporation, a publicly held software company, including most recently as the Senior Controller
of the OEM Division from 2001 to 2007 and from 1997 to 2001 as Financial Controller and Compliance
Manager of Microsoft Licensing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. Prior to joining
Microsoft Corporation, Mr. Etnyre was a senior audit manager with Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Etnyre is a
certified public accountant and received his B.S. from Indiana University.
Available Information
Our business was formed in 1995 and LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 in the State of
Delaware.
We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange
Act. Therefore, we file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or SEC. Such reports, proxy statements and other information may be obtained by
visiting the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549 or by calling the
SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330, by sending an electronic message to the SEC at [email protected] or by sending a
fax to the SEC at 1-202-772-9295. In addition, the SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports,
proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically.
We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K
and all amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
available (free of charge) on or through the investor relations section our website located at
www.leapfroginvestor.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Information contained on or accessible through our website or contained on other websites is not deemed to be
part of this report on Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business and the results of its operations are subject to many factors, some of which are beyond our
control. The following is a description of some of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future financial
performance.
If we fail to predict consumer preferences and trends accurately, develop and introduce new products
rapidly or enhance and extend our existing core products, our sales will suffer.
Sales of our platforms, related software and learning toy products typically have grown in the periods
following initial introduction, but we expect sales of specific products to decrease as they mature. For example,
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