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Proxy Statement
Deborah G. Ellinger
Age: 57
Lead Independent Director
iRobot Committees:
•Chair of Nominating and
Corporate Governance;
Strategy and Finance
Public Directorships:
•iRobot; Interpublic Group
Deborah G. Ellinger has served as a director since November
2011. She has been the chief executive officer or president of
three private-equity backed companies, each of which yielded
three to seven times return on capital to investors. Ms. Ellinger
brings extensive experience in international retail and consumer
products, serving as the former chief executive officer of The
Princeton Review, a company which assists students in test
preparation, from 2012 to 2014, former president of Restoration
Hardware, a luxury home furnishings retailer, from 2008 to 2009
and former chief executive officer of Wellness Pet Food, a
natural pet-food company, from 2004 to 2008. Ms. Ellinger led
each of those companies while they were owned by private
equity firms, and successfully grew each business before
transitioning it 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; she began her career with
Mellon Financial Corporation. She also serves on the board
of Interpublic Group and The Commonwealth Institute, a
nonprofit, and is a former director of The Princeton
Review, Sealy Corporation, National Life Group, and
several private companies. Her assignments have taken her
all over the world; she has lived and worked in Europe,
Asia and America. Ms. Ellinger is qualified as a Barrister-
at-Law in London, as a member of the Inner Temple. She
holds an M.A. and B.A. in Law and Mathematics from the
University of Cambridge, England.
Skills and Qualifications
Board Experience: Director of Interpublic Group, a public company,
and The Commonwealth Institute, a nonprofit; former director of
Sealy Corporation, National Life Group, and several private
companies, including The Princeton Review, RenewLife, Restoration
Hardware, and Malden Mills Industries.
Senior Leadership Experience: CEO of The Princeton Review;
president of Restoration Hardware, CEO of Wellness Pet Food,
EVP of CVS Pharmacy, SVP of Staples, and a partner at The
Boston Consulting Group
Mohamad Ali
Age: 45
iRobot Committees:
•Chair of Strategy and
Finance; Compensation and
Talent
Public Directorships:
•iRobot, Carbonite, Inc.
Mohamad Ali has served as a director since August 2015 and
brings extensive experience with capital allocation in
technology companies, as well as strategic software
development, including cloud infrastructure and data
analytics. He has served as the president, chief executive
officer and director of Carbonite, Inc from 2014 to present.
Mr. Ali has successfully led Carbonite’s continued growth,
serving the ever-evolving technology needs of small and mid-
size businesses and consumers. Boston-based Carbonite
provides cloud and hybrid backup and recovery solutions for
home and business. Previously, Mr. Ali served as chief
strategy officer at Hewlett-Packard, a manufacturer of
computers and enterprise products, from 2012 to 2014 and
president of Avaya Global Services, an enterprise
communications company. He also served in senior
leadership roles at IBM Corporation, a multinational
technology and consulting company, where he acquired
numerous companies to build IBM’s analytics and big data
business. In addition to serving on the board of directors of
Carbonite, Mr. Ali is also a director of Oxfam America and
Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council and
previously served on the Board of Directors of City National
Corporation and City National Bank. He was named to
Boston Business Journal’s 2008 “40 Under 40” list, and
recognized by Massachusetts High Tech magazine as a 2011
All-Star. Mr. Ali holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical
Engineering, both from Stanford University.
Skills and Qualifications
Board Experience: Director of Carbonite and two nonprofits, Oxfam
America and Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council; former
director of City National Corporation and City National Bank.
Senior Leadership Experience: CEO of Carbonite; CSO of
Hewlett-Packard; President of Avaya Global Services; and Senior
executive at IBM.
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and iRobot 2016 Proxy Statement
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