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Trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, a U.S. private, non-profit, multidisciplinary research and education center. He
also serves as Chair of the Bengier Foundation, a private charitable foundation. Previously, Mr. Bengier served
as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development of eBay Inc., a U.S.-based on-line marketplace,
from January 2001 until November 2001, and prior to that, as eBay’s Chief Financial Officer from November
1997 to January 2001. From February 1997 to October 1997, Mr. Bengier was Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Vxtreme, Inc., a U.S. developer of Internet video streaming products. Prior to that time,
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 degree 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 an MS degree in Computer
Science from Stanford University and a BE 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. He
is currently the Chairman of the Board of Enesco LLC, a U.S.-based producer of giftware, and home and garden
décor products. He is the former president of the Mattel Brands business unit of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Bousquette
joined Mattel as senior vice president of marketing in December 1993, and was promoted to successively more
senior positions at Mattel, including general manager of Boys Toys in July 1995, executive vice president of
Boys Toys in May 1998, president of Boys/Entertainment in March 1999, and president of Mattel Brands from
February 2003 to October 2005. Mr. Bousquette’s previous experience included various positions at Lewis
Galoob Toys, Teleflora and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Bousquette earned a BBA degree from the University of
Michigan.
Erh-Hsun Chang, Taiwan national, has been a non-executive Director of the Company since June 2006.
Until April 2006, Mr. Chang was the Company’s Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations and General
Manager, Far East. 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 1995, and as Vice
President, Sales and Marketing, Power Supply Division, of Taiwan Liton Electronics Ltd., a Taiwanese
electronics company, in 1995. Mr. Chang holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Chung Yuang University,
Taiwan, an MBA degree in Operations Management from the University of Dallas, and an MS degree in
Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. Mr. Chang is also Vice Chairman of the Company’s
subsidiary in Taiwan.
Kee-Lock Chua, Singaporean national, has been a non-executive member of Logitech´s board of directors
since 2000. He is the President and Executive Director of Biosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer and
manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional cardiology and critical care procedures. Previously, from
2003 to 2006, Mr. Chua was a managing director of Walden International, a U.S.-headquartered venture capital
firm. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Chua served as deputy president of NatSteel Ltd., a Singaporean industrial
products company active in Asia Pacific. From 2000 until 2001, Mr. Chua was the president and chief executive
officer of Intraco Ltd., a Singapore-listed trading and distribution company. Prior to joining Intraco, Mr. Chua
was the president of MediaRing.com Ltd., a Singapore-listed company providing voice-over-Internet services.
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