Logitech 2012 Annual Report Download - page 108

Identification and Evaluation of Nominees for Directors
Our Nominating Committee uses a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating nominees for director.
Our Nominating Committee regularly assesses the appropriate size and composition of the Board of Directors, the
needs of the Board of Directors and the respective Committees of the Board of Directors and the qualifications of
candidates in light of these needs. Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating Committee through
shareholders, management, current members of the Board of Directors or search firms. The evaluation of these
candidates may be based solely upon information provided to the Committee or may also include discussions
with persons familiar with the candidate, an interview of the candidate or other actions the Committee deems
appropriate, including the use of paid third parties to review candidates.
TERMS OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
Each director is elected individually by a separate vote of shareholders for a term of three years and is eligible
for re-election until his or her seventieth birthday. Directors may not seek re-election after they have reached
70 years of age, unless the Board of Directors adopts a resolution to the contrary. A member of the Board who
reaches 70 years of age during the term of his or her directorship may remain a director until the expiration of the
term. A director’s term of office as Chairman coincides with their term of office as a director. A director may be
indefinitely re-elected as Chairman, subject to the age limit mentioned above.
Although the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Organizational Regulations do not explicitly require
this, the terms of office of the directors are staggered. Consequently, all directors will not run for re-election at a
single annual general meeting.
The year of appointment and remaining term of office as of March 31, 2012 for each Director are as follows:
Name Year First Appointed Year Current Term Expires
Daniel Borel(1) .................................. 1988 Annual General Meeting 2013
Matthew Bousquette(1) ........................... 2005 Annual General Meeting 2014
Erh-Hsun Chang(1) (3) ............................. 2006 Annual General Meeting 2012
Kee-Lock Chua(1) (3) .............................. 2000 Annual General Meeting 2012
Sally Davis(1) ................................... 2007 Annual General Meeting 2013
Guerrino De Luca(2) ............................. 1998 Annual General Meeting 2013
Neil Hunt(1) .................................... 2010 Annual General Meeting 2013
Richard Laube(1) ................................ 2008 Annual General Meeting 2014
Monika Ribar(1) ................................. 2004 Annual General Meeting 2013
(1) Non-executive member of the Board of Directors.
(2) Executive member of the Board of Directors.
(3) The term of each of Mr. Chang and Mr. Chua expires at the 2012 Annual General Meeting, and each is being
presented for re-election to the Board of Directors at that meeting.
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES AND STRUCTURE
The Board of Directors is responsible for supervising the management of the business and affairs of the
Company. In addition to the non-transferable powers and duties of boards of directors under Swiss law, the Logitech
Board of Directors also has the following responsibilities:
• the signatory power of its members;
• the approval of the budget submitted by the Chief Executive Officer;
• the approval of any type of investment or acquisition not included in the approved budgets;
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