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Proxy Statement
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the director nominees to be elected at the annual meeting, the directors and
the executive officers of the Company, their ages immediately prior to the annual meeting, and the positions
currently held by each such person with the Company.
Name Age Position
Colin M. Angle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
John J. Leahy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
Jeffrey A. Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 President, Home Robots
Joseph W. Dyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 President, Government & Industrial
Alison Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance
Glen D. Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Rodney A. Brooks, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Director
Ronald Chwang, Ph.D.(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Director
Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D.(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Director
Andrea Geisser(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Director
Helen Greiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Director
George C. McNamee(1)(2)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Director
Peter T. Meekin(2)(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Director
Paul J. Kern, Gen. U.S. Army (ret)(1) . . . . . 64 Director
Paul Sagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Director
(1) Member of compensation committee
(2) Member of nominating and corporate governance committee
(3) Member of audit committee
Colin M. Angle, a co-founder of iRobot, has served as chairman of the board since October 2008, as chief
executive officer since June 1997, and prior to that, as our president since November 1992. Mr. Angle has also
served as a director since October 1992. Mr. Angle also worked at the National Aeronautical and Space
Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he participated in the design of the behavior-controlled
rovers that led to Sojourner exploring Mars in 1997. Mr. Angle holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an
M.S. in Computer Science, both from MIT. As a co-founder and chief executive officer, Mr. Angle provides a
critical contribution to the board of directors reflecting his detailed knowledge of the Company, our employees,
our client base, our prospects, the strategic marketplace and our competitors.
John J. Leahy has served as our executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer since
June 2008. From August 2007 to September 2007, Mr. Leahy, served as executive vice president, chief
financial officer, principal financial/accounting officer and assistant treasurer of The Hanover Insurance Group,
Inc. From 1999 to 2007, Mr. Leahy served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Keane,
Inc., and served as interim president and chief executive officer from May 2006 to January 2007. Mr. Leahy
received a B.S. in Finance from Merrimack College and an M.B.A. from Boston College.
Jeffrey A. Beck has served as the president of our home robots division since April 2009. Prior to joining
iRobot, Mr. Beck served at AMETEK Corporation as senior vice president and general manager, Aerospace &
Defense from 2008 to 2009 and as vice president & general manager, Power Systems and Instruments Division
from 2004 to 2008. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Beck served in a number of positions at Danaher Corporation,
including president, Danaher Precision Systems Division and vice president of sales, Kollmorgen I&C
Division. Mr. Beck holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and
an M.B.A. from Boston University.
Joseph W. Dyer has served as the president of our government and industrial robots division since
July 2006. Mr. Dyer served as executive vice president and general manager of our government and industrial
robots division from September 2003 until July 2006. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Dyer served for 32 years in
the U.S. Navy. From July 2000 until July 2003, he served as Vice Admiral commanding the Naval Air
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