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Set forth below is certain information regarding the executive officers of Plantronics and their ages as of March 31, 2009.
NAME AGE POSITION
Ken Kannappan 49 President and Chief Executive Officer
Clay Hausmann 37 Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Don Houston 54 Senior Vice President, Sales
Barry Margerum 57 Chief Strategy Officer
Vicki Marion 55 President, Audio Entertainment Group
Renee Niemi 44 Vice President, General Manager, Mobile & Entertainment
Mike Perkins 50 Vice President, Product Development & Technology
Barbara Scherer 53 Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Joyce Shimizu 54 Vice President, General Manager Home & Home Office
Carsten Trads 53 President, Clarity Equipment
Philip Vanhoutte 53 Managing Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Larry Wuerz 51 Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Chuck Yort 50 Vice President, General Manager, Business to Business Solutions
Mr. Kannappan joined Plantronics in 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 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 from 1985 to1995. Mr. Kannappan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University. Mr. Kannappan is also a Director of
Mattson Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced process equipment for the semiconductor industry.
Mr. Hausmann joined Plantronics in 2005 as Vice President, Corporate Communications and was promoted to Vice President,
Corporate Marketing in 2006. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Hausmann served as Managing Director of the San Francisco and Los
Angeles Offices of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. Mr. Hausmann has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from
the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Mr. Houston joined Plantronics in 1996 as Vice President of Sales and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales in 1998. From
1995 through 1996, Mr. Houston served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Proxima Corporation, a designer, developer,
manufacturer and marketer of multi-media projection products. From 1985 to 1995, Mr. Houston held a number of positions at
Calcomp, Inc., which is engaged in the business of manufacturing computer peripherals for the CAD and graphic market, including
Regional Sales Manager and Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing. Prior to 1985, Mr. Houston held various sales and
marketing management positions with IBM Corporation. Mr. Houston graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Business/Marketing.
Mr. Margerum joined Plantronics in 1994 as Vice President of Marketing and was promoted in 1996 to President and General
Manager of the Computer and Mobile Systems Group. In 1997, he left Plantronics to become President and CEO of Euphonix, Inc., a
public company in the high-end audio equipment space. In 2000, he re-joined Plantronics and in 2004 became Vice President of
Strategy and Business Development and in 2008, he was named Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining Plantronics, from 1989 to
1994, Mr. Margerum was CEO of Mitem Corporation, a middleware software company. From 1980 to 1989, he was Vice President of
Marketing for GRiD Systems Corporation, a laptop computer manufacturer, where he held a variety of marketing and sales positions.
Mr. Margerum also worked for Apple, Inc. and IBM Corporation. Mr. Margerum holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from
Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
Ms. Marion joined Plantronics in 2007 as President of the Audio Entertainment Group. Prior to joining Plantronics, Ms. Marion was
an angel investor, director and advisor for Rivet International from 2006 to 2007. She held CEO positions at Viadux, Inc. from 2001
to 2006 and also at Jabra Corporation from 1996 to 2001. Ms. Marion also held senior management positions at IRT Corporation
from 1987 to 1995. Ms. Marion holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University.
Ms. Niemi joined Plantronics in 2005 with nearly 21 years experience in the mobile computing and communications industries. Prior
to joining Plantronics, Ms. Niemi held senior positions with companies such as Visto Corporation, Mobilesys, Inc., Xircom and NEC
Technologies and was most recently at Danger, Inc. Ms. Niemi also spent close to seven years at Xircom, Inc. where she served as
Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, responsible for branding, product strategy, market development, e-commerce, and marketing.
Ms. Niemi graduated from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. She also earned a
certificate in General Management for High Technology from Stanford University’s IEEE Joint Program.