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2015 Annual General Meeting Invitation, Proxy Statement
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Corporate Governance and Board of Directors Matters
Kee-Lock Chua 54 Years Old Director since 2000
President and
Chief Executive
Officer, Vertex
Group
Singapore national
Kee-Lock Chua is president and chief executive officer of the Vertex Group, a Singapore-
headquartered venture capital group. Prior to joining the Vertex Group in September 2008,
Mr. Chua was the president and an executive director of Biosensors International Group, Ltd.,
a developer and manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional cardiology and critical
care procedures, from 2006 to 2008. 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 Singapore 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. He serves on the Board of Yongmao Holdings Limited (where he is lead
independent director), a publicly traded company in Singapore, and IGG Inc., a Singapore-based
online gaming company publicly traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Growth Enterprise
Market. Mr. Chua holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin,
and an MS degree in Engineering from Stanford University in California.
Mr. Chua has extensive investment and senior leadership experience, as a venture capitalist in
Asia and the United States, and also as the former Chief Executive Officer of publicly-traded
companies in Asia. He brings to the Board senior leadership, and financial and global expertise.
As a director of public companies in Asia, and of private companies, he also provides cross-
board experience.
Mr. Chua currently is Chair of the Nominating Committee and serves on the Audit Committee.
The Board of Directors has determined that he is an independent Director.
Bracken Darrell 52 Years Old Director since 2013
President and
Chief Executive
Officer, Logitech
International S.A.
U.S. national
Bracken 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 P&G (The Procter & Gamble Company), 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 holds a BA degree from Hendrix College and an MBA from Harvard University.
In addition to being the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Darrell brings
senior leadership, consumer brand marketing and global experience to the Board.