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Research. Mr. Marks received a B.A. and M.A. from Oberlin College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School.
Dr. Meindl has served as a Director of the Company since March 1989. Dr. Meindl has been the Joseph
M. Pettit Chair Professor of Microelectronics at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia since
1993. From 1986 to 1993, Dr. Meindl served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While at Stanford University from 1967 to 1986, he was the John M. Fluke
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Stanford Electronics Laboratory and the Center for
Integrated Systems. Dr. Meindl serves as a director of Zoran, Inc., a leading provider of digital solutions-on-a-
chip for applications in the growing consumer electronics and digital imaging markets, and Stratex Networks,
Inc., formerly DMC Stratex Networks, Inc., a provider of high-speed wireless transmission solutions. He will
receive the 2006 IEEE Medal of Honor, the highest award presented by IEEE. Dr. Meindl holds a B.S., M.S.
and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University.
BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors held nine (9) meetings during fiscal 2005. During fiscal 2005, each member of
the Board of Directors attended or participated in seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the aggregate of
(i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held during the fiscal year or the portion thereof
following such person's appointment to the Board and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all
committees on which such Director served during the past fiscal year or the portion thereof following such
person's appointment to one or more of those committees. There are no family relationships among executive
officers or Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Compensation
Committee, a Nominating and Governance Committee and a Special Option Committee.
Communications with the Board
The Company encourages stockholder communications with its Board of Directors. Any stockholder
communications with the Board of Directors of the Company may be submitted either via postal mail or
email.
Postal Mail
Postal mail submissions should be directed to the following address:
Board of Directors
c/o Investor Relations
SanDisk Corporation
140 Caspian Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Email
Individuals may also communicate with the Board by submitting an email to the Company's Board at
[email protected]. Email submitted to this email address will be relayed to all Directors.
Communications Intended for Non-Management Directors
Communications that are intended specifically for non-management Directors should be sent to the
postal or email address above to the attention of the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Company Policy Regarding Board Member Attendance at Annual Meetings
The Company encourages attendance by each incumbent Director and each nominee to the Board at its
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Five (5) out of the then-current six (6) Board members attended the
Company's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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