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Officer of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Kalinske has served as Chair of the Toy Manufacturers Association of America and,
in 1997, he was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Kalinske has served as a director on the board
of directors of Blackboard Inc., a publicly held company that provides enterprise learning software applications,
since April 2007, and is a member of its audit committee. He has also served on the board of directors and audit
committee of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., a publicly held company that provides educational materials to
schools for at risk and special need student populations, since February of 2010. Mr. Kalinske also serves as
Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Moonshoot, a privately held developer of online English
language learning games for non-English speaking children. Mr. Kalinske previously served as a director of
Spring Group plc from October 1999 through March 2006. Spring Group plc was a publicly held provider of
recruitment, professional staffing and related services based in the UK. Mr. Kalinske earned a B.S. from the
University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona.
Mr. Kalinske has been a leader in a number of technology, toy and education ventures, and brings extensive
experience with electronic gaming and toys to LeapFrog and its board of directors. He has extensive experience
in the toy industry, having served as Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, a leading toy manufacturer and public
company, and as chair of the Toy Manufacturer’s Association of America, and having later served as our Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman. In addition, Mr. Kalinske has served in various leadership positions within
LeapFrog since its inception. He brings to the board a deep understanding of the LeapFrog business and
organization, and extensive experience in the areas of technology, toys, gaming and educational ventures, all
areas that align closely with LeapFrog’s continuing strategic focus on technology-based learning toys, gaming
and reading. His background in relevant industries and his long career of leadership as a director and as an officer
of various companies, including a current directorship for a public company other than LeapFrog, allow him to
provide the board pertinent strategic and business insight based on extensive experience.
Paul T. Marinelli was appointed to our board of directors in March 2009. Mr. Marinelli has served as Vice
President of Lawrence Investments, LLC, or Lawrence Investments, a private equity investment firm that is
controlled by Lawrence J. Ellison, since May 2004. In March 2009, Mr. Marinelli was proposed for membership
on our board of directors by Mollusk Holdings, a subsidiary of Lawrence Investments and the owner of shares
representing a majority of our outstanding voting power. From September 1999 to May 2004, he held the
position of Corporate Development Group Director at Cadence Design Systems, an electronic design automation
software and services company, where he managed several dozen acquisitions and strategic investments. Prior to
1999, Mr. Marinelli held various financial roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, AlliedSignal and EMCON.
Mr. Marinelli earned a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
Mr. Marinelli has served as a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee since March 2009.
Mr. Marinelli’s educational background and experience in finance and business development at various
companies, including a major auditing firm, provide the board with extensive significant expertise in matters
such as mergers and acquisitions and financings. In addition, Mr. Marinelli’s experience at Cadence Design
Systems gives him insight into and experience at a technology-based business, which aligns with LeapFrog’s
significant technology focus. Mr. Marinelli’s service as Vice President of Lawrence Investments also enables
him to represent our stockholders and serve as a liaison between the board and our stockholders.
Stanley E. Maron was elected to our board of directors in September 1997. Since 1994, Mr. Maron has
served as a senior partner in the law firm of Maron & Sandler, a Professional Corporation, which he co-founded.
He specializes in corporate and tax law. Prior to forming Maron & Sandler, he was a senior partner in the Los
Angeles law firm of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, serving the firm from 1975 to 1994. Mr. Maron
currently serves as a director of Heron International, a privately held European real estate development company,
and also serves as an officer and director of privately held companies affiliated with Knowledge Learning
Corporation, a for-profit provider of early child care learning. Mr. Maron earned a B.A. from the University of
California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Maron has served on our
audit committee since July 2006, and on our compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees
since May 1, 2008.
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