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company, and various private corporations and charitable trusts. Mr. Federman holds a B.S. in Economics from
Brooklyn College and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Santa Clara University.
Mr. Gomo has served as a Director of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Gomo serves as Executive Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Network Appliance, Inc. Prior to joining Network Appliance, Inc. in
August 2002, Mr. Gomo served as Chief Financial Officer of Gemplus International S.A. from November 2000 to April
2002, as Chief Financial Officer of Asera, Inc. from February 2000 to November 2000, and as Chief Financial Officer of
Silicon Graphics, Inc. from February 1998 to February 2000. Previously, Mr. Gomo spent 24 years at Hewlett-Packard
Company serving in various positions including finance, financial management, manufacturing and general manage-
ment. Mr. Gomo holds a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University and a masters of business administration from
Santa Clara University. Mr. Gomo was a director of Macromedia, Inc. from April 2004 to December 2005.
Mr. Hartenstein has served as a Director of the Company since November 2005. Mr. Hartenstein has served as
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of HD Partners Acquisition Corporation, a company formed to effect a
merger, or other business combination with one or more operating businesses in the media, entertainment or telecom-
munications industries, since December 2005. Previously, Mr. Hartenstein served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of DIRECTV, Inc., a television service provider, from its inception in 1990 through 2003, when News
Corporation purchased a controlling interest in the company. He continued as vice chairman of The DIRECTV Group
through2004whenheretired.Mr.HartensteinreceivedB.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics from
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and he received an M.S. degree in Applied Mechanics from the
California Institute of Technology in 1974. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and was inducted
into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2002. Mr. Hartenstein also serves on the boards of XM Satellite Radio
Holdings Inc., Thomson S.A. (Thomson Multimedia) and the Consumer Electronics Association.
Ms. Lego served as a Director of the Company from 1989 to 2002 and returned to the Board in May 2004. Ms. Lego
has been a General Partner of The Photonics Fund, an early stage venture fund focused on investing in components,
modules and systems companies for the fiber optics telecommunications market since December 1999. She was a
general partner at Oak Investment Partners from 1981 to 1992. Ms. Lego serves as a director for WJ Communications,
Inc., a public semiconductor company in the wireless communications market. Ms. Lego also serves as a director for
Lam Research, a provider of wafer fabrication equipment and services for the semiconductor industry, and is a member
of their Audit Committee. Ms. Lego received a B.A. from Williams College and an M.S. in Accounting from the New
York University Graduate School of Business. She has previously practiced as a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Marks has served as a Director of the Company since August 2003. Mr. Marks has been a senior adviser of
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm, since January 2007. From January 2006 until January 2007,
Mr. Marks was a member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. From January 1994 to January 1, 2006, Mr. Marks
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics, Inc., a leading producer of advanced electronic manufacturing
services. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Flextronics effective upon his retirement as Chief Executive
Officer on January 1, 2006, and he previously served as Chairman of the Board of Flextronics from 1993 to January
2003. Mr. Marks has served as a member of the board of directors of Flextronics since 1991, and also serves as a
board member of Accellent Inc., a provider of outsourced precision manufacturing and engineering services for the
medical device industry, Crocs, Inc., designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear for men, women and
children, Schlumberger Limited, an oil services company, and The V Foundation for Cancer 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 Corporation, 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 received 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.
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