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Daniel Borel serves on the Boards of Nestlé S.A., the Swiss food and beverage company, Phonak Holding
Ltd., a Swiss hearing aid device company, and he also serves as a Director of Julius Baer Holding Ltd. and Bank
Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., the Swiss parent company and the Swiss banking subsidiary of the Julius Baer banking
group. Mr. Borel also serves on the Board of Fondation Defitech, a Swiss foundation which contributes to
research and development projects aimed at assisting the disabled. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of
SwissUp, a Swiss educational foundation promoting higher learning.
Matthew Bousquette currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, a
charity to encourage private support of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Kee-Lock Chua serves as a Director of Biosensors International Group Ltd., a drug-coated stents supplier
listed on the Singapore Exchange. Mr. Chua also serves on the Board of FreeSystems Pte. Ltd. and Innvo
Systems Pte. Ltd., both privately held companies in Singapore. Mr. Chua is also a Board member of Com2us
Corporation and Ndoors Ltd., both privately held companies in Korea. Mr. Chua is also a Board member of
Sinosun Holding Corporation and Rock Mobile Corporation, privately held companies in China. Mr. Chua is also
a Board member of Maris Stella High School, a leading high school in Singapore, Treasurer of MILK, a charity
for children, and Chairman of the Singapore Venture Capital Association.
Frank Gill currently serves on the Boards of Tektronix, Inc., a U.S. test and measurement company and
Pixelworks, Inc., a U.S. semiconductor company. Mr. Gill also serves on the Board of St. Vincent’s Hospital
Foundation, a U.S. non-profit organization and serves on the Board of Kryptic Inc., a privately held U.S.
company.
Shin’ichi Okamoto currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fine Arch Inc. and Digital Media
Professional Inc. and Emdigo Inc., all privately held Japanese companies.
Monika Ribar currently serves as a Director of Julius Baer Holding Ltd. and Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.,
the Swiss parent company and the Swiss banking subsidiary of the Julius Baer banking group, and is a member
of the Executive Board of Panalpina Management Ltd., a Swiss freight forwarding and logistics services
provider.
Other than the current employment noted in section 3.1 and involvement noted above, no other Logitech
Board member or Director-elect currently has supervisory, management, or advisory functions outside Logitech.
None of the Company’s Directors or Director-elects holds any official functions or political posts.
3.3 Cross Involvement
Mr. Borel serves on the boards of Nestlé S.A. and Phonak Holding Ltd., both publicly listed companies.
Also, both Mr. Borel and Ms. Ribar are members of the Board of Directors of Julius Baer Holding Ltd. and Bank
Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., the Swiss parent company and the Swiss banking subsidiary of the Julius Baer banking
group.
Mr. Gill serves on the boards of Tektronix, Inc. and Pixelworks, Inc., both publicly listed companies.
3.4 Elections and Terms of Office
Directors are elected at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, upon proposal of the Board of
Directors. The proposals of the Board of Directors are made following recommendations of the Nominating
Committee. Refer to section 3.5 for more information on the Company’s Nominating Committee. If the agenda
of a General Meeting of Shareholders includes an item calling for the election of directors, any shareholder may
propose a candidate for election to the Board at the meeting. Also, one or more shareholders who together
represent shares representing at least the lesser of (i) one percent of the share capital or (ii) an aggregate par value
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