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part i
We own trademark registrations in the United States and a number of other countries with respect to the
Plantronics, Clarity and Altec Lansing trademarks as well as the names of many of our products and
product features. We currently have United States and foreign trademark applications pending in
connection with certain new products and product features. We also attempt to protect our trade secrets
and other proprietary information through comprehensive security measures, including agreements with
customers and suppliers, and proprietary information agreements with employees and consultants. We
may seek copyright protection where we believe it is applicable. We own a number of domain name
registrations and intend to seek more. There can be no assurance that our existing or future copyright
registrations, trademarks, trade secrets or domain names will be of sufficient scope or strength or provide
meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us.
EMPLOYEES
On April 29, 2006, we employed approximately 7,300 people worldwide, which includes 4,400, 1,200,
and 600 employees at our manufacturing facilities in Tijuana, Mexico; Dongguan, China; and Suzhou,
China, respectively. To our knowledge, no employees are currently covered by collective bargaining
agreements or are members of any labor organization. We have not experienced any work stoppages and
believe that our employee relations are good.
Set forth below is certain information regarding the executive officers of Plantronics and their ages as of
April 29, 2006.
Name Age Position
Ken Kannappan 46 President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark Breier 46 Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Steve Burson 50 Vice President, Product Development & Technology
Don Houston 52 Senior Vice President, Sales
Gary Savadove 48 President and Chief Executive Officer, Plantronics Audio
Entertainment Business Group
Barbara Scherer 50 Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief
Financial Officer
Joyce Shimizu 51 Vice President, General Manager Home & Home Office
Carsten Trads 51 President, Clarity Equipment
Philip Vanhoutte 51 Managing Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Terry Walters 57 Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. Kannappan joined Plantronics in February 1995 as Vice President of Sales and was promoted to
various positions prior to being named President and Chief Operating Officer in March 1998. In
January 1999, he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Kannappan was Senior Vice President of Investment Banking for
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated, where he was employed for 10 years. Mr. Kannappan has a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Mr. Kannappan is also a Director of Mattson Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced process equipment
for the semiconductor industry, and Integrated Device Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of communica-
tions integrated circuits.
Mr. Breier joined Plantronics in June 2004 as Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Breier
was Managing Partner at Fast Angels Ventures, providing seed funding to technology start-ups. From
March 1998 to February 2000, Mr. Breier was President/CEO of Beyond.com. From January 1997
through March 1998, Mr. Breier was the VP of Marketing at Amazon.com. From March 1994 through
December 1996, Mr. Breier worked as VP of Marketing for Cinnabon. From October 1988 through
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