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to joining the Los Angeles Times Media Group, Mr. Hartenstein served as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of HD Partners Acquisition Corporation, a corporation formed to acquire assets or an operating
business in the media, entertainment or telecommunication industries, from its formation in December 2005
through February 2008. 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 through
2004 when he retired. Mr. Hartenstein is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, was inducted into
the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame in 2002, and received an Emmy for lifetime achievement from the
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2007. Mr. Hartenstein also serves as the non-executive
chairman of SIRIUS-XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Broadcom Corporation and the City of Hope.
Mr. Hartenstein previously served as a director of Thomson, S.A. (Thomson Multimedia). Mr. Hartenstein
received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics from California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona, and he received an M.S. in Applied Mechanics from the California Institute of Technology.
Dr. Hu has served as a Director of the Company since August 4, 2009. Since 2001, Dr. Hu has served as the
TSMC Distinguished Chair Professor of Microelectronics in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at
University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a professor since 1976. From 2001 until 2004, Dr. Hu was
the Chief Technology Officer at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Dr. Hu also serves on the
boards of MoSys, Inc. and Formfactor, Inc. and was the founding board chairman of Celestry Design Solutions.
Dr. Hu is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
and Academia Sinica. Dr. Hu received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University and M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from University of California, Berkeley, all in electrical engineering.
Ms. Lego served as a Director of the Company from 1989 to 2002 and returned to the Board in May 2004.
Ms. Lego was 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 from December
1999 to December 2009. She was a general partner at Oak Investment Partners from 1981 to 1992. Ms. Lego
serves as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Lam Research Corporation, a provider of wafer
fabrication equipment and services for the semiconductor industry. Ms. Lego served as a director and Chair of
the Audit Committee for WJ Communications, Inc., a public semiconductor company in the wireless
communications market, from October 2004 to May 2008. She also served as a director and chaired the Audit
Committee of StrataLight Communication, Inc., a private company which sells optical transport equipment, from
September 2007 to January 2009. 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. Since March 2007, Mr. Marks has
managed a private equity fund called Riverwood Capital, LLC (formerly Bigwood Capital), which invests in
rapidly growing private companies in North America and in emerging markets. From August to November 2007,
Mr. Marks held the position of interim Chief Executive Officer at Tesla Motors, Inc., a company producing
electric sports cars. Prior to Riverwood Capital, LLC, Mr. Marks was a senior adviser of Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co., a private equity firm, from January 2007 to March 2007. From January 2006 until January 2007,
Mr. Marks was a member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. From January 1994 to January 2006, Mr. Marks
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Flextronics, Inc., a leading producer of advanced electronic
manufacturing services. Mr. Marks served as a director of Flextronics, Inc. from 1991 to January 2008. He was
appointed Chairman of the Board of Flextronics, Inc. effective upon his retirement as Chief Executive Officer on
January 1, 2006 until his retirement from the Board of Flextronics, Inc. in January 2008. He previously served as
Chairman of the Board of Flextronics from 1993 to January 2003. Mr. Marks also serves as a director of
Schlumberger Limited, an oil services company, Calix Networks, Inc., a leading provider in North America of
broadband communications access systems and software for copper- and fiber-based network architectures,
several private boards and The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Mr. Marks also previously served as a
director of Sun Microsystems, Inc., a provider of enterprise computing systems, software and services, and
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