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level management, and he 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 May 1994 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, is the Lead Independent Director on Logitech’s Board. Mr. Gill 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 Chief Executive Officer of Intraco Ltd., a Singapore listed company focusing in 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.
Michael J. Moone, U.S. national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 2002. Since
November 2004, Mr. Moone has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of
Directors of Exavio, Inc., a U.S. based developer of network platforms for digital content. Between March 2002
and November 2004, Mr. Moone was President and Chief Executive Officer of Alloptic, Inc., a U.S. optical
broadband technology provider, and currently serves as its Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors.
Since February 2002, Mr. Moone has also served as Vice Chairman of Pico Communications, a U.S.
manufacturer of Bluetooth access points. From January 2001 until January 2002, Mr. Moone served as Chief
Operating Officer of Harmonic, Inc., a U.S. fiber optics company. From January 2000 to January 2001, Mr.
Moone was Group Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Line of Business at Cisco Systems,
Inc., a U.S. Internet infrastructure company. From March 1999, Mr. Moone served as President, Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of V-Bits Inc., a U.S. networking and communications company,
until its acquisition by Cisco Systems in December 1999. From June 1996 until October 1998, Mr. Moone served
as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Faroudja Laboratories, Inc., a
U.S. video processing technology company. Prior to this time, Mr. Moone held various executive management
positions at HealthRider, a U.S. fitness equipment company, Mercantec, a U.S. provider of products and services
enabling Internet commerce, Atari, a U.S. based developer of interactive gaming, and Milton Bradley, a division
of U.S. toy manufacturer, Hasbro. Mr. Moone holds a BA degree from Xavier University.
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