People: iRobot Corp (IRBT.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Colin Angle	45	2008	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Alison Dean	48	2013	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer
Jeffrey Beck	50	2012	Chief Operating Officer
Glen Weinstein	42	2012	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Christian Cerda		2013	Senior Vice President and General Manager - Home Robots
Russell Campanello	57	2010	Senior Vice President - Human Resources
George McNamee	66		Lead Independent Director
Ronald Chwang	65	1998	Independent Director
Gail Deegan	66	2011	Independent Director
Deborah Ellinger	54	2011	Independent Director
Jacques Gansler	78	2004	Independent Director
Andrea Geisser	70	2004	Independent Director
Paul Kern	67	2006	Independent Director
Peter Meekin		2003	Independent Director
Paul Sagan	54	2010	Independent Director
Elise Caffrey			IR Contact

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Biographies

Name	Description
Colin Angle	Mr. Colin M. Angle is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of iRobot Corp. He is a co-founder of iRobot, has served as chairman of the board since October 2008, as chief executive officer since June 1997, and prior to that, as president since November 1992. Mr. Angle has also served as a director since October 1992. Mr. Angle also worked at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he participated in the design of the behavior-controlled rovers that led to Sojourner exploring Mars in 1997. Mr. Angle holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from MIT.
Alison Dean	Ms. Alison Dean is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of iRobot Corp., since April 5, 2013. Ms. Dean previously served as senior vice president, corporate finance from February 2010 until March 2013. From March 2007 until February 2012, Ms. Dean also served as principal accounting officer. From March 2007 until February 2010, Ms. Dean served as vice president, financial controls & analysis. From August 2005 until March 2007, Ms. Dean served as vice president, financial planning & analysis. From 1995 to August 2005, Ms. Dean served in a number of positions at 3Com Corporation, including vice president and corporate controller from 2004 to 2005 and vice president of finance — worldwide sales from 2003 to 2004. Ms. Dean holds a B.A. in Business Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Boston University.
Jeffrey Beck	Mr. Jeffrey A. Beck is Chief Operating Officer of iRobot Corp., since February 28, 2012. Mr. Beck previously served as president of home robots division from April 2009 to February 2012. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Beck served at AMETEK Corporation as senior vice president and general manager, Aerospace & Defense from 2008 to 2009 and as vice president & general manager, Power Systems and Instruments Division from 2004 to 2008. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Beck served in a number of positions at Danaher Corporation, including president, Danaher Precision Systems Division and vice president of sales, Kollmorgen I&C Division. Mr. Beck holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Boston University.
Glen Weinstein	Mr. Glen D. Weinstein is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary of iRobot Corp. He has served as executive vice president and chief legal officer since August 2012. Mr. Weinstein previously served as 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 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	Mr. Christian Cerda has been appointed as Senior Vice President and General Manager - Home Robots of iRobot Corp. Cerda brings 16 years of international leadership experience with Fortune 500 companies and comes to iRobot from Whirlpool, where he most recently served as General Manager of one of the company's most important sales channels. At Whirlpool, Cerda held a number of roles across their global footprint and was responsible for sales, marketing, brand communications, product development and operations. Prior to Whirlpool, Cerda held senior roles at The Boston Consulting Group and Procter and Gamble. Cerda holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar and an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Russell Campanello	Mr. Russell J. Campanello is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of iRobot Corp. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Campanello served as senior vice president, human resources and administration at Phase Forward, Inc. from April 2008 until September 2010. Mr. Campanello previously served as senior vice president of human resources and marketing at Keane, Inc., a business process and information technology consulting firm, from September 2003 to October 2007. Prior to Keane, Mr. Campanello served as chief people officer at NerveWire from August 2000 to February 2003. Prior to NerveWire, he served as senior vice president, human resources at Genzyme Corp. from November 1997 to July 2000. Earlier in his career, Mr. Campanello 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.
George McNamee	Mr. George C. McNamee is Lead Independent Director of iRobot Corporation. Mr. McNamee has served as a director since August 1999. Currently a private investor, Mr. McNamee served as a managing partner of FA Technology Ventures, an information and energy technology venture capital firm, from 2000 until 2012. He serves as chairman of the board of directors of Plug Power Inc., a fuel cell developer, and is a director of several private companies, a member of the Yale Development Board and a Trustee of the Albany Academies and The American Friends of Eton College. Mr. McNamee previously served on the board of directors of Broadpoint (now Gleacher) Securities as well as serving from 1984 to 2007 as chairman of its predecessor First Albany Companies and was also a board member of the New York Stock Exchange Inc., MapInfo, Home Shopping Network and the Meta Group. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.
Ronald Chwang	Dr. Ronald D. Chwang, Ph.D, is Independent Director of iRobot Corporation. 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.
Gail Deegan	Ms. Gail Deegan is Independent Director of iRobot Corp. She 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 and a former director of TJX Companies, Inc. Ms. Deegan holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from The College of Saint Rose, a master’s degree in History from Ohio State University, and an M.B.A. from Simmons College School of Management.
Deborah Ellinger	Ms. Deborah G. Ellinger is Independent Director of iRobot Corporation since November 30, 2011. Ms. Ellinger is the former president of Restoration Hardware and former chief executive officer of Wellness Pet Food. 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. Her assignments have taken her all over the world; she has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and America. Ms. Ellinger also serves on the board of directors at National Life Group and The Princeton Review and is a former director of Sealy Corporation. 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.
Jacques Gansler	Dr. Jacques S. Gansler, Ph.D., is Independent Director of iRobot Corporation. Dr. Gansler has been a professor at the University of Maryland, where he leads the school’s Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, since January 2001. From November 1997 until January 2001, Dr. Gansler served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for the U.S. federal government. Dr. Gansler also serves on the board of directors of TTM Technologies, Inc. and TASC, Inc. Dr. Gansler holds a B.E. in electrical engineering from Yale University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, an M.A. in Political Economy from New School for Social Research, and a Ph.D. in Economics from American University. Dr. Gansler brings to the board of directors his experience working with the federal government and in the defense industry.
Andrea Geisser	Mr. Andrea Geisser is Independent Director of iRobot Corp. He 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), 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 bachelor’s degree from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a P.M.D. from Harvard Business School.
Paul Kern	General Paul J. Kern, (U.S. Army, Retired), is the Independent Director of iRobot Corp. Gen. Kern has served as a senior counselor to The Cohen Group, an international strategic business consulting firm, since January 2005. Gen. Kern also served as president and chief operating officer of AM General LLC from August 2008 until January 2010. From 1963 to 2004, Gen. Kern served in the U.S. Army and, from October 2001 to November 2004, as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Prior to his command in the U.S. Army Materiel Command, he served as the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. Gen. Kern also serves on the board of directors of ITT Corporation and is a former director of EDO Corporation and Anteon International Corporation. He holds a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Peter Meekin	Mr. Peter T. Meekin is no longer Independent Director of iRobot Corporation, effective May 22, 2013. Mr. Meekin has been a managing director of Trident Capital, a venture capital firm, since 1998. Prior to joining Trident Capital, he was vice president of venture development at Enterprise Associates, LLC, the venture capital division of IMS Health. Previously, Mr. Meekin held senior technology and management positions with Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation and IBM. Mr. Meekin holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the State University of New York at New Paltz.
Paul Sagan	Mr. Paul Sagan is Independent Director of iRobot Corp. He has served as a director since February 2010. He is the executive vice chairman of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), and previously served as the company’s chief executive officer from April 2005 until January 2013, and as its president from May 1999 until September 2010 and again from September 2011 until January 2013. Mr. Sagan became a member of Akamai’s board of directors in January 2005. Akamai is the cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, on the Internet. From July 1997 to August 1998, Mr. Sagan was senior advisor to the World Economic Forum, a Geneva, Switzerland-based organization that provides a collaborative framework to leaders to address global issues. Previously, Mr. Sagan held senior positions at Time Warner Cable and Time Inc., affiliates of Time Warner Inc., and CBS, Inc. Mr. Sagan also serves on the board of directors of EMC Corporation, and is a former director of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Digitas, Inc.
Elise Caffrey

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Colin Angle	3,333,680
Alison Dean	515,885
Jeffrey Beck	2,081,040
Glen Weinstein	1,133,220
Christian Cerda	--
Russell Campanello	1,018,740
George McNamee	--
Ronald Chwang	--
Gail Deegan	--
Deborah Ellinger	--
Jacques Gansler	--
Andrea Geisser	--
Paul Kern	--
Peter Meekin	--
Paul Sagan	--
Elise Caffrey	--

As Of 28 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Colin Angle	695,420	16,592,580
Alison Dean	25,000	86,945
Jeffrey Beck	10,719	232,560
Glen Weinstein	9,500	197,628
Christian Cerda	0	0
Russell Campanello	0	0
George McNamee	0	0
Ronald Chwang	0	0
Gail Deegan	0	0
Deborah Ellinger	0	0
Jacques Gansler	0	0
Andrea Geisser	0	0
Paul Kern	0	0
Peter Meekin	0	0
Paul Sagan	0	0
Elise Caffrey	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
CHWANG RONALD D	11,700	$34.57
CHWANG RONALD D	8,300	$32.52
CHWANG RONALD D	20,000	$32.72
CHWANG RONALD D	20,000	$31.00
CHWANG RONALD D	20,000	$31.14
CHWANG RONALD D	20,000	$30.93
CHWANG RONALD D	8,000	$29.96
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	8,407	$29.99
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	2,500	$17.13
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	5,907	$7.76
ANGLE COLIN M	53,886	$30.16
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	2,000	$16.03
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	2,000	$28.68
CHWANG RONALD D	2,500	$28.55
GANSLER JACQUES S	10,000	$28.28
CHWANG RONALD D	10,000	$16.46
CHWANG RONALD D	10,000	$28.56
GANSLER JACQUES S	10,000	$16.46
MCNAMEE GEORGE C	10,000	$28.50
MCNAMEE GEORGE C	10,000	$16.46
CHWANG RONALD D	3,700	$28.57
CHWANG RONALD D	3,800	$28.46
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	2,500	$17.13
WEINSTEIN GLEN DANIEL	2,500	$28.95
BECK JEFFREY A	10,586	$28.29

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People: iRobot Corp (IRBT.O)

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