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Table of Contents
November 2002, Meridian Data (acquired by Quantum Corporation), where he served as Vice President of Operations from April 1999 to
September 1999, and Silicon Valley Group, where he served as Director of Operations, Strategic Planning and Supply Chain Management from
February 1989 to April 1999. Prior to February 1989, Mr. Falcon served in management positions at SCI Systems, an electronics manufacturer,
Xerox Imaging Systems, a provider of scanning and text recognition solutions, and Plantronics, Inc., a provider of lightweight communication
headsets. Mr. Falcon received a B.A. degree in Economics with honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz and has completed
coursework in the M.B.A. program at Santa Clara University.
Charles T. Olson has served as our Senior Vice President of Engineering since March 2006 and our Vice President of Engineering from
January 2003 to March 2006. Prior to joining NETGEAR, Mr. Olson was at Hewlett-Packard Company, from July 1978 to January 2003, where
he served as Director of Research and Development for ProCurve networking from 1998 to 2003, as Research and Development Manager for the
Enterprise Netserver division from 1997 to 1998, and, in various other engineering management roles in Hewlett-Packard’s Unix server and
personal computer product divisions prior to 1998. Mr. Olson received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California,
Davis and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.
Andrew W. Kim has served as our Vice President, Legal and Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary since October 2008 and as
our Associate General Counsel from March 2008 to October 2008. Prior to joining NETGEAR, Mr. Kim served as Special Counsel in the
Corporate and Securities Department of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a private law firm, where he represented public and private
technology companies in a wide range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing arrangements, securities law
compliance and corporate governance from 2000 to 2003 and 2006 to 2008. In between his two terms at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Mr. Kim served as Partner in the Business and Finance Department of the law firm Schwartz Cooper Chartered in Chicago, Illinois, and was an
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mr. Kim holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, and received a
B.A. degree in history from Yale University.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. The risks described below are not exhaustive of the risks that might affect
our business. Other risks, including those we currently deem immaterial, may also impact our business. Any of the following risks could
materially adversely affect our business operations, results of operations and financial condition and could result in a significant decline in our
stock price. Before deciding to purchase, hold or sell our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described in this section. This
section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto, and Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report on Form 10
-K.
We expect our operating results to fluctuate on a quarterly and annual basis, which could cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline.
Our operating results are difficult to predict and may fluctuate substantially from quarter-to-quarter or year-to-
year for a variety of reasons,
many of which are beyond our control. If our actual results were to fall below our estimates or the expectations of public market analysts or
investors, our quarterly and annual results would be negatively impacted and the price of our stock could decline. Other factors that could affect
our quarterly and annual operating results include those listed in the risk factors section of this report and others such as:
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
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changes in the pricing policies of or the introduction of new products by us or our competitors;
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unanticipated shift or decline in profit by geographical region that would adversely impact our tax rate;
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slow or negative growth in the networking product, personal computer, Internet infrastructure, home electronics and related
technology markets, as well as decreased demand for Internet access;