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8
EMPLOYEES
On March 31, 2014, we employed approximately 3,400 people worldwide, including approximately 2,200 employees at our
manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. To our knowledge, no employees are currently covered by collective bargaining
agreements.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Set forth in the table below is certain information regarding the executive team of Plantronics:
NAME AGE POSITION
Ken Kannappan *54 President and Chief Executive Officer
Pamela Strayer * 45 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Joe Burton * 49
Senior Vice President of Technology, Development & Strategy and Chief
Technology Officer
Alejandro Bustamante 58 Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Don Houston *60 Senior Vice President, Sales
Susan Lovegren 53 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Barry Margerum 62 Chief Strategy Officer
Marilyn Mersereau 60 Senior Vice President, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer
Renee Niemi *49 Senior Vice President, Communication Solutions
Carsten Trads 59 President, Clarity Division
Philip Vanhoutte *58 Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Europe and Africa
* Executive is also considered an Executive Officer as defined under Regulation S-K Item 401(b).
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 1998. In 1999, he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of
our Board of Directors since that date. Mr. Kannappan currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Mattson
Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced process equipment for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Kannappan has a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.
Ms. Strayer joined Plantronics in 2012 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for all aspects of
the Company's financial management, in addition to managing the information technology, legal, and investor relations
organizations. Prior to joining Plantronics, from 2005 to 2012, Ms. Strayer held senior financial management roles at Autodesk,
Inc., a world leading software design and services company. Most recently, Ms. Strayer served as Autodesk's Vice President of
Finance, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to Autodesk, from 2000 until 2005, Ms. Strayer held senior
finance positions at Epiphany, Inc., a company that developed customer relationship management software. Earlier in her career,
Ms. Strayer worked for Informix Software, Inc., a developer of database software for computers, and in audit services at KPMG,
LLP. Ms. Strayer holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and is a California licensed
Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Burton joined Plantronics in 2011 as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Development and Chief Technology Officer.
In 2012, his role was expanded and his title changed to Senior Vice President of Technology, Development & Strategy and Chief
Technology Officer to reflect his added responsibilities for strategic initiatives. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Burton held
various executive management, engineering leadership, strategy, and architecture-level positions. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Burton
was employed by Polycom, Inc., a global provider of unified communications solutions for telepresence, video and voice, most
recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and, for a period of time, as General Manager, Service
Provider concurrently with his technology leadership role. From 2001 to 2010, Mr. Burton was employed by Cisco Systems, Inc.,
a global provider of networking equipment, and served in various roles with increasing responsibility including Vice President
and Chief Technology Officer for Unified Communications and Vice President, SaaS Platform Engineering, Collaboration Software
Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Excelsior College (formerly Regents
College) and attended the Stanford Executive Program.