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video streaming products. Prior to that, Mr. Bengier was Corporate Controller at Compass Design Automation, a
U.S. publisher of electronic circuit design software, from February 1993 to February 1997. Mr. Bengier has also
held senior financial positions at Kenetech Corp., a U.S. energy services company, Qume Corp., a U.S. computer
peripheral company, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, a U.S. life sciences company. He also spent several years as a
management consultant for Touche Ross & Co, a U.S. consulting firm. Mr. Bengier holds a BBA degree in
Computer Science and Operations Research from Kent State University and an MBA from Harvard Business
School.
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 and the selection of
top-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.
Matthew Bousquette, U.S. national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 2005.
From 1993 to 2005, Mr. Bousquette held a succession of senior roles at Mattel, Inc., a US-headquartered global
toy company, most recently as president of the Mattel Brands business unit. His prior roles at Mattel included
senior vice president of marketing, general manager of Boys Toys, executive vice president of Boys Toys and
president of Boys/Entertainment. Mr. Bousquette joined Mattel from Lewis Galoob Toys, where he served as
vice president of marketing between 1992 and 1993. Prior to that, he held a variety of positions in Teleflora,
Mattel and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Bousquette holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University
of Michigan.
Erh-Hsun Chang, Taiwanese national, is a Director-elect and is being presented to the shareholders for
election to the Board at the Company’s 2006 Annual General Meeting. Until April 2006, Mr. Chang was the
Company’s Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations and General Manager, Far East and is currently an
executive officer-at-large with the Company. Mr. Chang first joined Logitech in 1986 to establish its operations
in Taiwan. After leaving the Company in 1988, he returned in 1995 as Vice President, General Manager, Far
Eastern Area and Worldwide Operations. In April 1997, Mr. Chang was named Senior Vice President, General
Manager, Far Eastern Area and Worldwide Operations. Mr. Chang’s other business experience includes tenure as
Vice President, Manufacturing Consulting at KPMG Peat Marwick, a global professional services firm, between
1991 and 1994, and as Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Power Supply Division, of Taiwan Liton Electronics
Ltd., a Taiwanese electronics company, in 1994 and 1995. Mr. Chang holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering
from Chung Yuang University, Taiwan, an MBA from the University of Dallas, and an MS in Industrial
Engineering from Texas A&M University. Mr. Chang will retire from his current Logitech executive position
upon his election as a Director, but will remain Vice Chairman of the Company’s subsidiary in Taiwan.
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.
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