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which our international segment depends, see Part I, Item 1A. — Risk Factors — ‘‘Our international business
may not succeed and subjects us to risks associated with international operations.’’
Employees
As of December 31, 2012, we employed 552 people on a full-time basis as compared to 494 as of
December 31, 2011. The increase in full-time employees was driven by hiring in engineering, online services,
and marketing. We also retain independent contractors to provide various services. Except with respect to
some of our foreign subsidiaries, we are not subject to any collective bargaining agreements and we believe
that our relationship with our employees is good. Some of our foreign subsidiaries are subject to collective
bargaining agreements whose benefits and terms are codified and required under local labor laws.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth information with respect to our executive officers as of March 11, 2013:
Name Age Position Held
John Barbour 53 Chief Executive Officer
Raymond L. Arthur 54 Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Dodd 53 President and Chief Operating Officer
Gregory B. Ahearn 46 Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Christopher Spalding 51 Senior Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA (Europe, Middle
East, Africa and Asia)
John Barbour has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a board member since March 2011. Prior to
joining LeapFrog, he served as President of the GameHouse Division of RealNetworks, Inc. from
October 2008 to August 2010. From October 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Barbour served as the Managing
Partner of Volta Capital, LLC, a strategy and investment consulting firm. From 1999 to June 2006,
Mr. Barbour was employed by Toys ‘‘R’’ Us, Inc., a leading retailer of children’s toys and products. He served
as President of Toys ‘‘R’’ Us U.S. from August 2004 to June 2006. Prior to that, he served as President of
Toys ‘‘R’’ Us International and Chairman of Toys ‘‘R’’ Us Japan from February 2002 to August 2004. From
1999 to 2002, Mr. Barbour served as President and Chief Executive Officer of toysrus.com, a subsidiary of
Toys ‘‘R’’ Us, Inc. Mr. Barbour has also held senior-level positions with Hasbro, Inc., OddzOn Products, Inc.,
and Universal Matchbox Group, Ltd. Mr. Barbour holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry, with Honors, from the
University of Glasgow.
Raymond L. Arthur has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2012. Prior to joining LeapFrog,
Mr. Arthur served as Chief Financial Officer at The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe, & Jack from 2008 to 2012,
where he built the company’s finance organization. Prior to that, Mr. Arthur served in various capacities for
Toys ‘‘R’’ Us, Inc., including as Chief Financial Officer of Toys ‘‘R’’ Us, Inc., from 2004 to 2006, where he
oversaw a strategic review and restructuring of company-wide operations, as President and Chief Financial
Officer of toysrus.com from 2000 to 2003 and as Corporate Controller of Toys ‘‘R’’ Us from 1999 to 2000.
Previously, he worked in a variety of roles for General Signal Corporation, American Home Products
Corporation, American Cyanamid Company and in public accounting. Mr. Arthur received his B.A. in
Accounting from William Paterson College.
Michael J. Dodd has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2010 and as our
Chief Operating Officer since March 2010. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and
Operations from April 2005 to February 2010. Prior to joining LeapFrog, he co-founded Executive
Technology, Inc., a value-added reseller and system integrator of information technology products, and served
as its Chief Operating Officer from September 2003 through April 2005. From May 2002 to September 2003,
Mr. Dodd served as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Targus
Group International, Inc., a provider of mobile personal computers and wireless accessories. Mr. Dodd was a
Vice President, Operations at Juniper Networks, Inc., a manufacturer of internal protocol routers from
September 2000 to May 2002. From November 1989 to September 2000, Mr. Dodd served in various
capacities at Compaq Computer Corporation, a manufacturer of personal computers, most recently as
Managing Director of Operations and Strategic Procurement for the Presario personal computer business.
Mr. Dodd received his B.B.A. from Texas A&M University.
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