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3.1 Members of the Board
Daniel Borel, Swiss national, Chairman of the Board and executive board member, is a founder of the
Company. Mr. Borel assumes a leading role in mid- and long-term strategic planning, the selection of top-level
management, and supports major transaction initiatives of Logitech. Mr. Borel has been the Chairman of the
Board since May 1988. From July 1992 to February 1998, he also served as Chief Executive Officer. He has held
various other executive positions with Logitech. Mr. Borel holds a MS degree in Computer Science from
Stanford University and a degree in Physics from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Guerrino De Luca, Italian national, joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer in
February 1998, and became an executive member of the Board of Directors in June 1998. Mr. De Luca is
responsible for the worldwide affairs and operations of Logitech. He manages both the strategic activities of the
Company as well as the day-to-day operations. Prior to joining Logitech, Mr. De Luca served as Executive Vice
President of Worldwide Marketing for Apple Computer, Inc., a U.S. personal computer company, from February
1997 to September 1997, and as President of Claris Corporation, a U.S. personal computing software vendor,
from February 1995 to February 1997. Prior to this, Mr. De Luca held various positions with Apple in the United
States and in Europe. Mr. De Luca holds a BS degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome,
Italy.
Frank Gill, U.S. national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 1999. Mr. Gill
served in a variety of positions in sales and marketing, product development and manufacturing operations at
Intel Corporation, a U.S. semiconductor chip maker, from 1975 until his retirement in June 1998, including
Executive Vice President in 1996, General Manager of the Internet and Communications Group from 1995, and
from 1990 through 1994, General Manager of Intel’s Systems Group. Mr. Gill holds a BS degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of California, Davis.
Kee-Lock Chua, Singaporean national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 2000.
Mr. Chua has served as a Managing Director of Walden International, a U.S. headquartered venture capital firm,
since July 2003. From June 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Chua served as Deputy President of NatSteel Ltd., a
Singaporean industrial products company active in Asia Pacific. From October 2000 until June 2001, Mr. Chua was
the President and Chief Executive Officer of Intraco, a Singapore listed company focusing on trading and
distribution. Prior to joining Intraco, Mr. Chua was the President of MediaRing.com from October 1998 to August
2000, a Singapore listed company providing voice-over-internet services. Prior to joining MediaRing.com, Mr.
Chua was employed by NatSteel Ltd., most recently as Executive Vice President, responsible for the commercial
group, production planning, strategic planning and several overseas operations. Prior to joining NatSteel Ltd., Mr.
Chua worked for Transpac Capital, a Singapore incorporated venture capital firm, where he served as Vice
President, in charge of direct investments into companies in the United States. Mr. Chua holds a BS degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and a MS degree from Stanford University.
Ronald Croen, U.S. national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 2001.
Mr. Croen, a co-founder of Nuance Communications Inc., a U.S. company active in speech recognition
technology, served as the President of Nuance from July 1994 to April 2003, as its Chief Executive Officer from
October 1995 to April 2003, as one of its Directors since October 1995, and as Chairman of the Board since July
2002. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Croen served as a consultant to SRI International, a U.S. independent, non-profit
research institute. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Croen was an independent management consultant in Paris, France.
Prior to this, Mr. Croen served in various positions at The Ultimate Corp., a U.S. computer systems vendor,
including Managing Director of European Operations and Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Croen holds
a JD degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a BA from Tufts University.
Peter Pfluger, Swiss national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 2001. Since
November 2002, he has served as a Chief Executive Officer of Tronic’s Microsystems, a French privately held
company that develops and produces custom micro electro mechanical devices. From October 2002 to January
2004, he also served as Chief Executive Officer of BioControl Medical, a privately held biomedical device
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