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Proxy Statement
Gail Deegan
Age: 69
iRobot Committees:
•Chair of Audit; Nominating
and Corporate Governance
Public Directorships:
•iRobot
Gail Deegan has served as a director since May 2011 and
brings extensive experience as a former chief financial officer
of three public companies and director of five public
companies, in addition to iRobot; she has served as Audit
Committee Chair for three boards of directors. From 1996
until her retirement in 2001, Ms. Deegan served as executive
vice president and chief financial officer of Houghton Mifflin,
a publishing company. She was previously senior vice
president of regulatory and government affairs for NYNEX
New England, and vice president and chief financial officer of
New England Telephone. Earlier in her career she was senior
vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Eastern
Enterprises, as well as chief administrative officer of that
company. Ms. Deegan is a former director of EMC
Corporation, TJX Companies, Inc., and three other public
companies. She brings deep experience with financial
accounting matters for complex organizations, capital
allocation, business transformation, and oversight of
corporate governance requirements and financial reporting
processes. 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.
Skills and Qualifications
Board Experience: Former director of EMC Corporation, TJX
Companies, Inc., EG&G (now called Perkin Elmer), Hartford Life,
and Houghton Mifflin.
Senior Leadership Experience: EVP and CFO of Houghton
Mifflin Company; SVP of regulatory and government affairs for
NYNEX New England; VP and CFO of New England Telephone;
SVP, CFO, CAO, and treasurer of Eastern Enterprises.
Andrea Geisser
Age: 73
iRobot Committees:
•Chair of Compensation and
Talent; Audit
Public Directorships:
•iRobot
Andrea Geisser has served as a director since March 2004
and brings substantial expertise in financial management and
company oversight as a private equity director. He is currently
a senior advisor to Zephyr Management Inc., a global private
equity firm that specializes in emerging markets, a role in
which he has served since 2006, and a member of the
investment committee of some of the funds managed by
Zephyr Management. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Geisser was a
founder and managing director of Fenway Partners LLC, a
middle market private equity firm. Prior to founding Fenway
Partners, he was a managing director of
Butler Capital Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Geisser was a
managing director of Onex Investment Corporation, a
Canadian management buyout company, and was a senior
officer of Exor America from 1974 to 1986. Mr. Geisser
has been a board member and audit committee member of
several private companies, and was the chair of the iRobot
audit committee for several years. He holds a B.A. from
Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a P.M.D. from
Harvard Business School.
Skills and Qualifications
Board Experience: Former director of Aurora Foods, Bantam Books,
Decorative Concepts, and Harry Winston.
Senior Leadership Experience: Currently a senior advisor to
Zephyr Management Inc. Formerly managing director of Fenway
Partners LLC, and a senior executive with Butler Capital
Corporation, Onex Investment Corporation and Exor America.
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