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spent nine years as vice president of human resources at Lotus Development Corporation. He attended Suffolk University’s Executive
M.B.A. program, and holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
Paolo Pirjanian has served as our executive vice president, chief technology officer since February, 2014. Dr. Pirjanian
previously served as our senior vice president, chief technology officer from October 2012 until February, 2014. Prior to joining
iRobot, he served as chief executive officer of Evolution Robotics, Inc. for seven years. Before that, Dr. Pirjanian was the chief
technology officer of Evolution Robotics, Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked as a lecturer in the computer science department at the
University of Southern California and as a researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he received the Technical
Leadership Award. Dr. Pirjanian is the former U.S. chairman of IEEE Robotics and received the IEEE Robotics and Automation
Society Early Career Award in 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in robotics from Aalborg University.
Glen D. Weinstein has served as our executive vice president and chief legal officer since August 2012. Mr. Weinstein
previously served as our general counsel from July 2000 to August 2012 and as senior vice president from January 2005 to August
2012. Since March 2004, he has also served as our secretary. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Weinstein was with Covington & Burling
LLP, a law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Weinstein holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a J.D. from the University
of Virginia School of Law.
Christian Cerda has served as our senior vice president and general manager of our Home Robot Business Unit since May 2013.
He has direct responsibility over global sales, marketing and product development and oversees a multifunctional team managing all
operational execution areas of the unit. Prior to iRobot, he was General Manager at Whirlpool Corporation and before that served in
senior positions at The Boston Consulting Group and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Cerda holds a bachelor of science degree in computer
engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar and an M.S. in business administration with distinction from the Northwestern
University Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Ronald Chwang, Ph.D., has served as a director since November 1998. Dr. Chwang is the chairman and president of iD
Ventures America, LLC (formerly known as Acer Technology Ventures, LLC) under the iD SoftCapital Group, a venture investment
and management consulting service group formed in January 2005. From August 1998 until December 2004, Dr. Chwang was the
chairman and president of Acer Technology Ventures, LLC, managing high-tech venture investment activities in North America. Dr.
Chwang also serves on the board of directors of AU Optronics and a number of other private high tech companies. Dr. Chwang holds a
B.Eng. (with honors) in Electrical Engineering from McGill University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Southern California. Dr. Chwang brings to the board of directors his extensive experience in the technology industry, through both
company operations and venture capital investment.
Gail Deegan has served as a director since May 2011. From February 1996 until her retirement in September 2001, Ms. Deegan
served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Houghton Mifflin Company, a publishing company. From February
1995 to February 1996, Ms. Deegan was senior vice president of regulatory and government affairs for NYNEX New England, and
from November 1991 to January 1995, was vice president and chief financial officer of New England Telephone. From 1988 to
January 1990, Ms. Deegan was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Eastern Enterprises, and from February
1990 to May 1991, was senior vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of that company. Ms. Deegan is a
director of EMC Corporation. Ms. Deegan holds a B.A. in elementary education from The College of Saint Rose, an M.S. in History
from Ohio State University, and an M.B.A. from Simmons College School of Management. Ms. Deegan brings to the board of
directors her extensive experience with financial accounting matters for complex organizations and oversight of both the corporate
governance requirements and financial reporting process of public companies.
Deborah G. Ellinger, has served as a director since November 2011. Ms. Ellinger is the former chief executive officer of The
Princeton Review, former president of Restoration Hardware and former chief executive officer of Wellness Pet Food. She led each of
those companies while they were owned by private equity firms, and successfully grew each business before transitioning them to new
ownership. Previously, she served as an executive vice president at CVS Pharmacy, a senior vice president at Staples and a partner at
The Boston Consulting Group. Ms. Ellinger began her career with Mellon Financial Corporation. Ms. Ellinger also serves on the
board of Interpublic Group, and is a former director of The Princeton Review, Sealy Corporation, and National Life Group. Her
assignments have taken her all over the world; she has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and America. She is qualified as a Barrister-
at-Law in London, as a member of the Inner Temple. Ms. Ellinger holds an M.A. and B.A. in Law and Mathematics from the
University of Cambridge. Ms. Ellinger brings extensive experience in international retail and consumer products to the board.
Andrea Geisser has served as a director since March 2004. Mr. Geisser is currently a senior advisor to Zephyr Management
Inc., a global private equity firm that specializes in emerging markets (Africa, India, Sri Lanka), and a member of the investment
committee of some of those funds. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Geisser was a managing director of Fenway Partners. Prior to founding
Fenway Partners, Mr. Geisser was a managing director of Butler Capital Corporation. Prior to that, he was a managing director of
Onex Investment Corporation, a Canadian management buyout company. From 1974 to 1986, he was a senior officer of Exor
America. Mr. Geisser has been a board member and audit committee member of several private companies. Mr. Geisser holds a B.A.