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is responsible for leading the transformation of the BT product portfolio to the new wave of Internet Protocol
products. She had previously held senior executive roles within BT since joining the company in 1999, including
President, Global Products, Global Services from 2002 to 2005, President, BT Ignite Applications Hosting from
2001 to 2002 and Director, Group Internet and Multimedia from 1999 to 2001. Before joining BT, Ms. Davis
held leading roles in several major communications companies, including Bell Atlantic in the United States and
Mercury Communications in the United Kingdom. Ms. Davis is a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of
the Audit Committee of the Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc, a U.K. managed investment
trust, and is also a member of the Board of Directors of I.Net S.p.A, an Italy-based application infrastructure
provider and member of the BT Group. She holds a BA degree from University College, London.
Robert Malcolm, U.S. national, is a nominee to the Board of Directors. He is the President, Global
Marketing, Sales and Innovation at Diageo plc, a global premium drinks company. Reporting to the Chief
Executive Officer and a Member of the Diageo Executive committee, Mr. Malcolm has worldwide responsibility
for the marketing, sales and innovation functions for Diageo and direct responsibility for strategy, equity
management, innovation and global orchestration for global priority brands. He joined Diageo in 1999 and his
previous appointments at the company include Global Marketing Director and Global Scotch Whiskey Director
at UDV, a Diageo company. He was appointed to his current position in 2000. Previous to his employment at
Diageo, Mr. Malcolm held various posts at The Procter & Gamble Company from 1975 through 1999 including
Vice President, General Manager Beverages, Europe, Middle East and Africa; Vice President, General Manager
Arabian Peninsula, and Vice President, General Manager, Personal Cleaning Products USA. He serves on the
Board of Directors of the Ad Council, a private, non-profit organization that is the leading producer of public
service advertisements in the United States. He holds a BS degree and an MBA degree in Business from the
University of Southern California.
The Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Davis and Mr. Malcolm, if elected, will each be
independent Directors under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market and under the Swiss Code of Best Practice for
Corporate Governance.
3.2 Involvements Outside Logitech of the Members of the Board
Gary F. Bengier currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, a U.S. private,
non-profit, multidisciplinary research and education center, and is Chair of the Bengier Foundation, a private
charitable foundation.
Daniel Borel serves on the Board of Nestlé S.A., the Swiss food and beverage company. He also served on
the board of Julius Baer Holding A.G., a Swiss banking group, until April 2007. 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, and as Chairman of the Board of SwissUp, a Swiss educational foundation promoting
higher learning.
Kee-Lock Chua serves on the Board of Biosensors International Group, Ltd., and BRC Asia Limited, both
publicly traded companies in Singapore.
Shin’ichi Okamoto currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fine Arch Inc., Digital Media Professional
Inc. and Fixstars Inc., all privately held Japanese companies, and on the Boards of Emdigo Inc. and Azteq Mobile
Corp., both privately-held U.S. companies.
Monika Ribar currently serves as a Director of Julius Baer Holding A.G.
Other than the current employment noted in section 3.1 and involvement noted above, no other Logitech
Board member or Director-elect currently has material supervisory, management, or advisory functions outside
Logitech. None of the Company’s Directors or Director-elects holds any official functions or political posts.
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