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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Swoboda, Charles 42 2005 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Kurtzweil, John 53 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Kelley, Stephen 47 2008 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
Palmour, John 48 2008 Chief Technology Officer - Advanced Devices, Director
Von Arx, Dolph 75 2005 Lead Independent Director
Wagner, Harvey 68 2004 Director
Hosein, Clyde 50 2005 Director
Werner, Thomas 49 2006 Director
Plastina, Franco 46 2007 Director
Ingram, Robert 66 2008 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Swoboda, Charles Mr. Charles M. Swoboda is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cheer, Inc. Mr. Swoboda has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since June 2001, as President since January 1999, as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2000 and as chairman since April 2005. He was Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 1997 to June 2001 and Vice President for Operations from 1997 to 1999. Prior to his appointment as Vice President for Operations, Mr. Swoboda served as Operations Manager from 1996 to 1997, as General Manager of the Company’s former subsidiary, Real Color Displays, Incorporated, from 1994 to 1996 and as LED Product Manager from 1993 to 1994. He was previously employed by Hewlett-Packard Company.
Kurtzweil, John Mr. John T. Kurtzweil is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of Cheer, Inc. since September 29, 2006. Before joining the Company, he served from 2004 to 2006 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cirrus Logic, Inc., a publicly traded supplier of analog, mixed-signal and digital processing solutions for audio and industrial product applications, based in Austin, Texas. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ON Semiconductor Corporation, a global supplier of power- and data-management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components, and of disk drive component manufacturer Read-Rite Corporation, which sold substantially all of its assets to Western Digital Corp. in 2003. Immediately prior to joining Cirrus Logic, Mr. Kurtzweil had served as interim Chief Financial Officer for Quepasa Corporation, an online company serving the growing U.S. Hispanic community.
Kelley, Stephen Mr. Stephen Douglas Kelley is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Cree, Inc. since August 19, 2008. Before joining the Company, he served from 2003 to 2008 as Vice President and General Manager of the Standard Linear and Logic Group of Texas Instruments Incorporated, a publicly traded semiconductor supplier based in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Kelley previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics N.V., from 2002 to 2003 and held a series of other executive positions with Philips Semiconductors beginning in 1993. He was previously employed by National Semiconductor Corporation, MX-COM, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and Motorola Semiconductor (now Freescale, Inc.).
Palmour, John Dr. John W. Palmour is Chief Technology Officer - Advanced Devices, Director of Cree, Inc. Dr. Palmour, one of the Company’s founders, has been a member of the Board of Directors since October 1995 and has served as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer-Advanced Devices since September 2008. He previously served as the Company’s Director of Advanced Devices from 1995 to September 2008 and as an Executive Vice President from August 2002 to September 2008. As Chief Technology Officer-Advanced Devices, Dr. Palmour is responsible for research associated with the Company’s power and radio frequency businesses and also manages the Company’s contract research programs. He previously served on the Board of Directors from 1992 to 1993.
Von Arx, Dolph Mr. Dolph W. Von Arx is Lead Independent Director of Cheer, Inc. Mr. von Arx has been a member of the Board of Directors since October 1991 and has served as Lead Independent Director since April 2005. He is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Planters Lifesavers Company, an affiliate of RJR Nabisco, Inc. Since his retirement from Planters Lifesavers Company in 1991, Mr. von Arx served as non-executive Chairman of Morrison Restaurants Inc., a publicly held family dining business, from 1996 to 1998 and is currently a director of Sanibel Captiva Trust Company and Juice Technologies LLC.
Wagner, Harvey Mr. Harvey A. Wagner is Director of Cheer, Inc., since February 2004. Since April 2008, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a board member, of Caregiver Services, Inc., a home care provider. Mr. Wagner previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quovadx, Inc., a global software and services company, from October 2004 to July 2007, as its Acting President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2004 to October 2004, and as a member of its Board of Directors from April 2004 to July 2007. From 1989 to 1994 he served as CFO at Computervision Corporation and from 1994 to 1998 at Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. From 1998 until joining Quovadx in 2004, he held CFO positions with Premiere Technologies, Inc., PaySys International, Inc., Optio Software, Inc. and Mirant Corporation. Earlier in his career he spent 18 years in Silicon Valley where he held senior financial positions with GTE Corporation, Fairchild and American Microsystems. He is currently also a director of FormFactor, Inc. and StarTek, Inc.
Hosein, Clyde Mr. Clyde R. Hosein is Director of Cheer, Inc., since December 2005. Since June 2008, he has served as Chief Financial Officer of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a publicly traded semiconductor provider of high-performance analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing and embedded microprocessor integrated circuits, and has also served as its Interim Chief Operating Officer and Secretary since October 2008. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Integrated Device Technology, Inc., a provider of essential mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Advanced Interconnect Technologies, a semiconductor assembly and test company. He has also held other senior level financial positions, including the role of Chief Financial Officer at Candescent Technologies, a developer of flat panel display technology. Early in his career he spent 14 years in financial and engineering roles at IBM Corporation.
Werner, Thomas Mr. Thomas H. Werner is Director of Cheer, Inc., since March 2006. He has served as Chief Executive Officer for SunPower Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells and solar panels, since June 2003, and is also a member of its Board of Directors. Prior to SunPower, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Light Machines Corporation, an optical solutions subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, from July 2001 to June 2003. Earlier, Mr. Werner was Vice President and General Manager of the Business Connectivity Group of 3Com Corporation, a network solutions company.
Plastina, Franco Mr. Franco Plastina is Director of Cheer, Inc., December 2007. Since February 2006, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a board member, of Tekelec, a publicly traded provider of telecommunications network systems and software applications. Before joining Tekelec, from September 2005 through February 2006, Mr. Plastina served as Executive in Residence at Warburg Pincus LLC, a private equity firm, where he was responsible for evaluating potential investments and providing executive support to portfolio companies. From 2003 to 2005, he held various executive positions with Proxim Corporation, a provider of Wi-Fi and broadband wireless access products, including Executive Chairman, President and CEO. In June 2005, Proxim Corporation filed a voluntary petition for relief under the reorganization provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. From 1987 until 2002, Mr. Plastina served in a series of management and executive positions with Nortel Networks Corporation, a multi-national telecommunications equipment provider.
Ingram, Robert Mr. Robert A. Ingram is Director of Cree, Inc., since December 2008. Since January 2003, he has served as Vice Chairman Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, a publicly traded pharmaceutical research and development company. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer and President of Pharmaceutical Operations of GlaxoSmithKline following the December 2000 merger of Glaxo Wellcome plc and SmithKline Beecham plc. Prior to the merger he served as Chief Executive Officer of Glaxo Wellcome plc and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glaxo Wellcome Inc. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Allergan, Inc., and Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, and also as Chairman of the Board of Directors of OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as Lead Director of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Swoboda, Charles 2,301,700
Kurtzweil, John 1,078,830
Kelley, Stephen 1,024,700
Palmour, John 682,795
Von Arx, Dolph --
Wagner, Harvey --
Hosein, Clyde --
Werner, Thomas --
Plastina, Franco --
Ingram, Robert --
As Of 27 Jun 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Swoboda, Charles 1,306,000 4,541,580
Kurtzweil, John 0 0
Kelley, Stephen 0 0
Palmour, John 576,500 2,982,211
Von Arx, Dolph 0 0
Wagner, Harvey 0 0
Hosein, Clyde 0 0
Werner, Thomas 0 0
Plastina, Franco 0 0
Ingram, Robert 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
PALMOUR JOHN W 1,617 $62.43
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 3,437 $62.35
PALMOUR JOHN W 2,753 $62.57
PALMOUR JOHN W 7,000 $62.55
VON ARX DOLPH WILLIAM 2,948 $62.35
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 1,000 $62.42
PALMOUR JOHN W 2,500 $62.46
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 1,000 $62.26
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 26,667 $22.90
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 1,000 $62.50
PALMOUR JOHN W 2,500 $62.49
PALMOUR JOHN W 1,000 $62.27
PALMOUR JOHN W 2,000 $62.52
PALMOUR JOHN W 4,000 $62.38
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 2,400 $62.25
PALMOUR JOHN W 1,000 $62.56
VON ARX DOLPH WILLIAM 600 $62.37
PALMOUR JOHN W 1,053 $62.44
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 1,000 $62.40
VON ARX DOLPH WILLIAM 3,252 $62.36
PALMOUR JOHN W 2,438 $62.35
KELLEY STEPHEN DOUGLAS 1,000 $62.45
PALMOUR JOHN W 1,500 $62.47
PALMOUR JOHN W 1,000 $61.89
PALMOUR JOHN W 5,000 $62.50
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