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part i
Ms. Shimizu received a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese from the University of California, Los Angeles and
an M.B.A. from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Mr. Trads joined Clarity (formerly Walker-Ameriphone) in September 2003 as President. From 1994
until joining Plantronics, Mr. Trads held various positions within GN ReSound, a manufacturer of
hearing aids and audiological measurement equipment. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Trads served as
President of GN ReSounds’ North American operation and from 1994 until 1998 he served as a Senior
Vice President at its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark where he was a member of the executive
management committee and the global management group and also led the sales and marketing
organization. From 1991 to 1994 Mr. Trads was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dancall
Radio, a manufacturer of cell phones and cordless phones. From 1985 to 1991, he held management
positions in the distribution and marketing divisions of Bang and Olufsen, a global manufacturer of
consumer electronics. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the
Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.
Mr. Vanhoutte joined Plantronics in September 2003 as Managing Director of EMEA. From
October 2001 until September 2003 he served as Corporate Vice President of Marketing at Sony
Ericsson Mobile Communications. From October 2000 to October 2001 Mr. Vanhoutte served as Vice
President of Strategic Market Development at Ericsson’s Personal Communications Division. From
December 1998 until September 2000, he served as Senior Vice President of Products, Marketing and
Sales at MCI WorldCom’s International Division in London. From November 1994 until Decem-
ber 1998 Mr. Vanhoutte held various marketing and general management positions at Dell Computer
Corporation including, General Manager for the Business Systems Division in the United States,
Managing Director for Dell Direct in the United Kingdom and Ireland and Vice President of Products,
Marketing & Services for EMEA. Beginning in June 1991 he worked for Nokia Data as Vice President
of Marketing, which was merged into Fujitsu-ICL’s Personal Systems and Client-Server Division where
he continued as Vice President of Marketing until November 1994. From 1985 until May 1991
Mr. Vanhoutte worked in various European marketing and division manager roles with Wang Laborato-
ries. He started his career at Arthur Andersen’s Benelux Information Consulting Division in 1977 where
he specialized in structured programming and office automation. Mr. Vanhoutte studied Applied
Economics and Engineering at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Mr. Walters has been the Vice President of Operations since April 2000 and is responsible for the
worldwide operations of Plantronics. Mr. Walters joined Plantronics in September 1997 as Vice
President of New Product Introduction and directed development of Plantronics’ e-commerce business.
Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Walters spent twenty-four years at various Silicon Valley firms
developing and manufacturing computer systems. Mr. Walters holds both a Bachelor of Science degree
and a Masters degree in Industrial Operations from Bradley University.
Executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships
between any of the directors and executive officers of Plantronics.
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