People: LeapFrog Enterprises Inc (LF)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

William Chiasson

 59 2011 Chairman of the Board

Michael Dodd

 53 2010 President, Chief Operating Officer

John Barbour

 53 2011 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Thomas Kalinske

 67 2006 Independent Vice Chairman of the Board

Raymond Arthur

 54 2012 Chief Financial Officer

Gregory Ahearn

 46 2012 Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

Christopher Spalding

 52 2011 Senior Vice President, Managing Director - EMEA

Randy Rissman

 64 2011 Director

Paul Marinelli

 44 2009 Independent Director

Stanley Maron

 63 1997 Independent Director

E. Stanton McKee

 67 2003 Independent Director

Theodore Mitchell

 55 2012 Independent Director

Caden Wang

 60 2005 Independent Director

Karen Sansot

 Senior Director - Investor Relations
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Biographies

Name Description

William Chiasson

 Mr. William B. Chiasson is the Chairman of the Board of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since March 2011. He has served as a member of board of directors since March 2010. Previously, Mr. Chiasson served as Chief Executive Officer from September 2010 to March 2011, as President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2010 to September 2010 and as Chief Financial Officer from November 2004 to February 2010. Prior to joining LeapFrog, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., a marketer of apparel, from August 1998 to December 2003. From January 1988 to August 1998, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Kraft Foods, Inc., a division of Phillip Morris Companies and a manufacturer and seller of branded foods and beverages, most recently as Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology. From June 1979 to January 1988, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Baxter Healthcare, most recently as its Vice President and Controller for the Hospital Group. Mr. Chiasson received his B.A. from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

Michael Dodd

 Mr. Michael J. Dodd is President, Chief Operating Officer of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since September 2010. He has served as Chief Operating Officer since March 2010. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations from April 2005 to February 2010. Prior to joining LeapFrog, he co-founded Executive Technology, Inc., a value-added reseller and system integrator of information technology products, and served as its Chief Operating Officer from September 2003 through April 2005. From May 2002 to September 2003, Mr. Dodd served as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Targus Group International, Inc., a provider of mobile personal computers and wireless accessories. Mr. Dodd was a Vice President, Operations at Juniper Networks, Inc., a manufacturer of internal protocol routers from September 2000 to May 2002. From November 1989 to September 2000, Mr. Dodd served in various capacities at Compaq Computer Corporation, a manufacturer of personal computers, most recently as Managing Director of Operations and Strategic Procurement for the Presario personal computer business. Mr. Dodd received his B.B.A. from Texas A&M University. .

John Barbour

 Mr. John Barbour is Chief Executive Officer, Director of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since March 2011. Prior to joining LeapFrog, he served as President of the GameHouse Division of RealNetworks, Inc. from October 2008 to August 2010. From October 2006 to October 2008, Mr. Barbour served as the Managing Partner of Volta Capital, LLC, a strategy and investment consulting firm. From 1999 to June 2006, Mr. Barbour was employed by Toys “R” Us, Inc. He served as President of Toys “R” Us U.S. from August 2004 to June 2006. Prior to that, he served as President of Toys “R” Us International and Chairman of Toys “R” Us Japan from February 2002 to August 2004. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Barbour served as President and Chief Executive Officer of toysrus.com, a subsidiary of Toys “R” Us, Inc. Mr. Barbour has also held senior-level positions with Hasbro, Inc., OddzOn Products, Inc., and Universal Matchbox Group, Ltd. Mr. Barbour holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry, with Honors, from the University of Glasgow.

Thomas Kalinske

 Mr. Thomas J. Kalinske is Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since July 2006. He has served on board of directors since September 1997. He was the Chairman of board of directors from September 1997 to February 2004. Mr. Kalinske served as Chief Executive Officer at two different times, first from September 1997 to March 2002 and again from February 2004 to July 2006. From April 2007 to May 2008, Mr. Kalinske served as Chief Executive Officer of cFares, Inc., an online meta search company. From 1996 to February 2004, Mr. Kalinske served as the President of Knowledge Universe (now Mounte LLC). From 1990 to 1996, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sega of America. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Matchbox Group, from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, he served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Kalinske has served as Chair of the Toy Manufacturers Association of America and, in 1997, he was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Kalinske served as a director on the board of directors of Blackboard Inc., a publicly held company that provided enterprise learning software applications, from April 2007 until its acquisition in October 2011. He has served on the board of directors and audit committee of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., a publicly held company that provides research-based learning solutions for at-risk and special student populations, since February 2010. Mr. Kalinske also serves as Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Moonshoot, a privately held developer of online English language learning games for non-English speaking children. Mr. Kalinske earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona.

Raymond Arthur

 Mr. Raymond L. Arthur is Chief Financial Officer of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since July 16, 2012. Prior to joining LeapFrog, Mr. Arthur served as Chief Financial Officer at The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe, & Jack from 2008 to 2012, where he built the company’s finance organization. Prior to that, Mr. Arthur served in various capacities for Toys “R” Us, Inc., including as Chief Financial Officer of Toys “R” Us, Inc., from 2004 to 2006, where he oversaw a strategic review and restructuring of company-wide operations, as President and Chief Financial Officer of toysrus.com from 2000 to 2003 and as Corporate Controller of Toys “R” Us from 1999 to 2000. Previously, he worked in a variety of roles for General Signal Corporation, American Home Products Corporation, American Cyanamid Company and in public accounting. Mr. Arthur received his B.A. in Accounting from William Paterson College.

Gregory Ahearn

 Mr. Gregory B. Ahearn is Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since June 18, 2012. Prior to joining LeapFrog, Mr. Ahearn was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Toys “R” Us, Inc. where he was responsible for all aspects of marketing, advertising, and promotions, including strategy, media analysis, brand position, and creative services for the Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us, and FAO Schwartz brands in the United States. Prior to that, Mr. Ahearn also served in several other senior leadership roles for Toys “R” Us, Inc. during his tenure there from 2000 to June 2012. Prior to joining Toys “R” Us, Mr. Ahearn was Vice President of Marketing for Hasbro, Inc.’s OddzOn toy division from 1997 to 2000 where he oversaw the development and marketing for brands such as Koosh collectibles, sport and bubbles, Vortex high-performance toy sports and Rubik’s puzzles and games. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Ahearn held senior marketing positions at OddzOn Products, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Hasbro. Mr. Ahearn also previously held several brand management positions at Mattel, Inc. Mr. Ahearn received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Christopher Spalding

 Mr. Christopher Spalding is Senior Vice President, Managing Director - EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia) of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since January 2011. Previously, he served as Managing Director EMEA from October 2009 and was given further territory responsibility for Asia in December 2009. Prior to joining LeapFrog, Mr. Spalding was COO of Metro International Media SA from May 2006 to December 2007. Prior to this, he worked for Associated Newspapers (now part of A&N Media Limited) as Circulation Sales Director from September 2001 to May 2006, Emap plc (now part of Eden Bidco Ltd) from November 1998 to September 2001, as well as a number of other fast-moving consumer goods companies including The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Inc. and Virgin Group Limited.

Randy Rissman

 Mr. Randy O. Rissman is Director of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., since August 2011. Mr. Rissman is currently managing director of Leo Capital Holdings, LLC, a venture capital fund he founded in 2000, which makes early stage investments in technology and media-based companies focused on consumer Internet and mobile applications. From 2005 to 2010, he was a director of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., an American film and television production company. From 1978 to 1998, Mr. Rissman served as Chief Executive Officer of Tiger Electronics, Inc., an early pioneer of children’s electronic gaming he co-founded, which was sold to Hasbro, Inc. in 1998. Mr. Rissman currently serves on the board of several private companies in which Leo Capital Holdings has made an investment. Mr. Rissman holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

Paul Marinelli

 Mr. Paul T. Marinelli is Independent Director of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since March 2009. Mr. Marinelli has served as Vice President of Lawrence Investments, LLC, or Lawrence Investments, a private equity investment firm that is controlled by Lawrence J. Ellison, since May 2004. From September 1999 to May 2004, he held the position of Corporate Development Group Director at Cadence Design Systems, an electronic design automation software and services company, where he managed several dozen acquisitions and strategic investments. Prior to 1999, Mr. Marinelli held various financial roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global professional services firm, AlliedSignal, an aerospace, automotive and engineering company, and EMCON, an environmental engineering firm. Mr. Marinelli earned a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. Mr. Marinelli has served as a member of nominating and corporate governance committee since March 2009.

Stanley Maron

 Mr. Stanley E. Maron is Independent Director of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since September 1997. Since 1994, Mr. Maron has served as a senior partner in the law firm of Maron & Sandler, a Professional Corporation, which he co-founded. He specializes in corporate and tax law. Prior to forming Maron & Sandler, he was a senior partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger (now Buchalter Nemer), serving at the firm from 1975 to 1994. Mr. Maron currently serves as a director of Heron International, a privately held European real estate development company, and also serves as an officer and director of privately held companies affiliated with Knowledge Learning Corporation, a for-profit provider of early child care learning. Mr. Maron was previously a director of Nextera Enterprises, Inc., a consumer products company, until 2008. Mr. Maron earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Maron has served on audit committee since July 2006, and on compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees since May 1, 2008.

E. Stanton McKee

 Mr. E. Stanton McKee, Jr., is Independent Director of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since November 2003. From 1989 until his retirement in November 2002, Mr. McKee served in various positions at Electronic Arts Inc., a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and a public company, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. McKee was Chief Financial Officer of Digital Research, Inc., a privately held developer of operating systems, computer languages and applications. Mr. McKee also served in the consulting division of Arthur Andersen for seven years. Mr. McKee served on the board of directors and as Chair of the audit committee of ArcSight, Inc., a publicly held company that provided security and compliance management software and appliances to government and commercial entities, from February 2005 until its acquisition by Hewlett Packard in 2010. Mr. McKee has served on numerous private company and joint venture boards and currently serves on the board of a private company. Mr. McKee earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. McKee has served as the Chair of audit committee since November 2003 and as a member of compensation committee since July 2009.

Theodore Mitchell

 Dr. Theodore R. Mitchell has been appointed as Independent Director of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., with effect from June 28, 2012. Dr. Mitchell is president and chief executive officer of NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm that supports both nonprofit and for-profit education entrepreneurs who are transforming public education, a position he has held since 2005. Dr. Mitchell has long been a in education reform in California and nationally. From 2008 through 2010, he also served as president of the California State Board of Education. Prior to taking the helm at NewSchools in 2005, Dr. Mitchell was president of Occidental College, a position he held from 1999 to 2005. Dr. Mitchell previously held roles as vice chancellor and dean of the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, professor and chair of the Department of Education at Dartmouth College, and vice president of education and strategic initiatives at the J. Paul Getty Trust. He has served on a number of policy commissions, including chairing the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence and the Commission on Teacher Effectiveness for the Los Angeles Unified School District. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of Khan Academy, New Leaders for New Schools, The Teaching Channel, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, and The McClatchy Company. Dr. Mitchell received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Caden Wang

 Mr. Caden C. Wang is Independent Director of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., since April 2005. From June 1999 until his retirement in December 2001, Mr. Wang served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. Selective Retailing Group, which included various international retail holdings such as DFS, Sephora and Miami Cruiseline Services. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer for DFS Group Limited, a luxury retailer catering to the traveling public, Gump’s Corp., a luxury home furnishings and home décor retailer, and Cost Plus, Inc., a chain of specialty import/retail stores. Since October 2003, Mr. Wang has served on the board of directors of bebe stores, inc., a publicly held company that designs, develops and produces women’s apparel and accessories, chairs its audit committee and is a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee. From August 2005 through August 2007, Mr. Wang served on the board of directors of Fossil, Inc., a publicly held company that designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion-related consumer products, and was a member of its audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee and a special committee advising on option backdating. He earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Wang has served as a member of audit committee since April 2005 and a member of nominating and corporate governance committee since November 2006 (and as the Chair since March 2009). He also served as a member of compensation committee from March 2009 until July 2011, and previously as a member and the Chair of compensation committee from April 2005 to November 2006.

Karen Sansot

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