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Bracken P. Darrell .................
50 Years Old
President and Chief Executive Officer
U.S. National
Bracken P. Darrell joined Logitech as President in April 2012 and
became Chief Executive Officer in January 2013. Prior to joining
Logitech, Mr. Darrell served as President of Whirlpool EMEA and
Executive Vice President of Whirlpool Corporation, a home appliance
manufacturer and marketing company, from January 2009 to March
2012. Previously, Mr. Darrell had been Senior Vice President,
Operations of Whirlpool EMEA from May 2008 to January 2009.
From 2002 to May 2008, Mr. Darrell was with The Procter & Gamble
Company (“P&G”), a consumer brand company, most recently as the
President of its Braun GmbH subsidiary. Prior to rejoining P&G in
2002, Mr. Darrell served in various executive and managerial positions
with General Electric Company from 1997 to 2002, with P&G from
1991 to 1997, and with PepsiCo Inc. from 1987 to 1989. Mr. Darrell
currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Hendrix College.
Mr. Darrell holds a BA degree from Hendrix College and an MBA
from Harvard University.
Erik K. Bardman ..................
46 Years Old
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
U.S. national
Erik K. Bardman joined Logitech as Senior Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer in October 2009. Prior to joining Logitech,
Mr. Bardman served as a financial consultant to Zillion TV, an
interactive television service company. Previously, he had been with
eBay from 2003 to 2008, most recently as the chief financial officer
for eBay Marketplaces, the company’s largest portfolio of businesses.
At eBay, Mr. Bardman led a large global team focused on financial
strategy, acquisitions, resource allocation and performance analysis.
Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Bardman was with General Electric
Company for 15 years in a variety of roles, developing broad expertise
in consumer financial services, international finance and mergers and
acquisitions. Mr. Bardman holds a BA degree from Dickinson College
in Pennsylvania, with a major in history and a minor in economics. He
is a graduate of GE’s Financial Management Program.
Mr. Bardman resigned from Logitech, effective as of April 26, 2013
(after the end of fiscal year 2013).
L. Joseph Sullivan .................
60 Years Old
Senior Vice President,
Worldwide Operations
U.S. national
L. Joseph Sullivan joined Logitech in October 2005 as Vice President,
Operations Strategy, and was appointed Senior Vice President,
Worldwide Operations in April 2006. Prior to joining Logitech,
Mr. Sullivan was Vice President of Operational Excellence and Quality
for Carrier Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies, from 2001
to 2005. Previously, he was with ACCO Brands, Inc. in engineering
and manufacturing management roles from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Sullivan
holds a BS degree in Marketing Management and an MBA degree in
Operations Management from Suffolk University in Massachusetts.
4.2 Involvements outside Logitech of the Executive Officers
No Logitech executive officer currently has supervisory, management, or material advisory functions outside
Logitech. None of the Company’s executive officers hold any official functions or political posts.
4.3 Management Contracts
Logitech has not entered into any contractual relationships regarding the management of the Company or
its subsidiaries.
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