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2015 Annual General Meeting Invitation, Proxy Statement
33 | – Proxy Statement
Corporate Governance and Board of Directors Matters
Members of the Board of Directors
The members of the Board of Directors, including their principal occupation, business experience, and qualifications,
are set out below.
Daniel Borel 65 Years Old Director since 1988
Co-Founder and
former Chief
Executive Officer
and Chairman,
Logitech
International S.A.
Swiss national
Daniel Borel is a Logitech founder and served from May 1988 until January 1, 2008 as the
Chairman of the Board. From July 1992 to February 1998, he also served as Chief Executive
Officer. He has held various other executive positions with Logitech. He serves on the Board
of Nestlé S.A. In addition, he serves on the Board of Fondation Defitech, a Swiss foundation
which contributes to research and development projects aimed at assisting the disabled, is the
Chairman of the Board of SwissUp, a Swiss educational foundation promoting higher learning,
and serves as President of EPFL Plus, a Swiss foundation which raises funds for the Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Mr. Borel holds an MS degree in Computer Science from
Stanford University in California and a BE degree in Physics from the Ecole Polytechnique
Fédérale, Lausanne, Switzerland.
As a Logitech co-founder, and its former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Borel brings
deep knowledge of and a passion for Logitech, its people and its products, as well as senior
leadership, industry, technical, and global experience. As a director for Nestlé, Mr. Borel also
provides cross-board experience.
Mr. Borel has decided to retire and not to stand for re-election at the 2015 Annual General Meeting.
Matthew Bousquette 56 Years Old Director since 2005
Former Chairman,
EGI Holdings LLC
U.S. national
Matthew Bousquette is the former Chairman of the Board of EGI Holdings LLC, a U.S.-based
producer of giftware and home and garden décor products, a position he held from 2007 through
2012. He is the former president of the Mattel Brands business unit of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Bousquette
joined Mattel as senior vice president of marketing in December 1993, and was promoted to
successively more senior positions at Mattel, including general manager of Boys Toys in July 1995,
executive vice president of Boys Toys in May 1998, president of Boys/Entertainment in March
1999, and president of Mattel Brands from February 2003 to October 2005. Mr. Bousquette’s
previous experience included various positions at Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., Teleflora and the
Procter & Gamble Company. He serves on the Board and as President of the District 181
Foundation, a foundation supporting initiatives that benefit local district students. Mr. Bousquette
earned a BBA degree from the University of Michigan.
Mr. Bousquette brings senior leadership, strategic, financial and marketing expertise to the
Board from his former positions as chairman of a consumer products company and as a senior
executive at Mattel.
Mr. Bousquette currently serves on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating Committee. He is also the Company’s Lead Independent Director. The Board of
Directors has determined that he is an independent Director.
Mr. Bousquette has decided to retire and not to stand for re-election at the 2015 Annual
General Meeting.