People: Zebra Technologies Corp (ZBRA.OQ)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Michael Smith

57 2011 Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Anders Gustafsson

51 2007 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Michael Smiley

53 2008 Chief Financial Officer

Gerhard Cless

72 2005 Executive Vice President, Director

Jim Kaput

51 2009 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Michael Terzich

50 2011 Senior Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing

Terrance Collins

2013 Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Hugh Gagnier

56 2011 Senior Vice President - Operations

Philip Gerskovich

55 2011 Senior Vice President - New Growth Platforms

Todd Naughton

49 2010 Vice President - Finance, Chief Accounting Officer

Michael Cho

43 2011 Vice President - Corporate Development

Richard Keyser

70 2008 Independent Director

Andrew Ludwick

67 2008 Independent Director

Ross Manire

61 2003 Independent Director

Robert Potter

79 2003 Independent Director

Douglas Fox

Vice President, Treasurer

Biographies

Name Description

Michael Smith

Mr. Michael A. Smith is Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Zebra Technologies Corp. He has served as a Director of Zebra since 1991 and as Chairman since 2007. The Board and the Committees on which Mr. Smith serves also benefit from Mr. Smith’s experience and skills in financial services as well as from his 25 years of industry experience. Since 2000, he has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FireVision LLC, a private investment company that he founded. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Smith was Senior Managing Director and head of the Chicago and Los Angeles offices of the Mergers & Acquisitions Department of NationsBanc Montgomery Securities and its successor entity, Banc of America Securities, LLC. Previously, he was Senior Managing Director and co-head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of BancAmerica Robertson Stephens; co-founder and head of the investment banking group, BA Partners, and its predecessor entity, Continental Partners Group; Managing Director, Corporate Finance Department, Bear, Stearns & Co.; and Vice President and Manager of the Eastern States and Chicago Group Investment Banking Division of Continental Bank. Mr. Smith graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Wisconsin with a BA degree and received an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Smith is a member of the Board of Directors of SRAM International Corporation, a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium bicycle components. Mr. Smith is a managing member of Blue Star Lubrication Technology LLC and Blue Star Lubrication Technology Investors LLC, a provider of industrial lubricants and greases. Mr. Smith is the Chair of the company's Audit and Nominating Committees and a member of the company's Compensation Committee. Mr. Smith is also a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors, having completed NACD’s comprehensive program of study for experienced corporate directors.

Anders Gustafsson

Mr. Anders Gustafsson is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Zebra Technologies Corp. He became Chief Executive Officer and a Director in 2007. Prior to joining Zebra, Mr. Gustafsson served as Chief Executive Officer of Spirent Communications plc, a publicly-traded telecommunications company, from 2004 until 2007. From 2000 until 2004, he was Senior Executive Vice President, Global Business Operations, of Tellabs, Inc., a communications networking company. Mr. Gustafsson also served as President, Tellabs International, as well as President, Global Sales, and Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions with Motorola, Inc. and Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. Mr. Gustafsson has an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.

Michael Smiley

Mr. Michael C. Smiley is Chief Financial Officer of Zebra Technologies Corp. From 2004 until joining Zebra, he served Tellabs, Inc., a provider of telecommunications networking products, as general manager of the Tellabs Denmark A/S unit. Previously, from 2002 to 2004, he held various finance and operations executive positions at Tellabs including interim chief financial officer, vice president, international finance, and treasurer. Prior to 2002, Mr. Smiley held a number of finance positions including Vice President, Asia Pacific Finance located in Taipei, Taiwan, for General Semiconductor and Assistant Treasurer for General Instrument. Mr. Smiley also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of TwinDisc, Incorporated, a publicly traded international manufacturer and worldwide distributor of heavy-duty off-highway and marine power transmission equipment and related products. Mr. Smiley holds a BS in accounting from Brigham Young University and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago.

Gerhard Cless

Mr. Gerhard Cless is Executive Vice President, Director of Zebra Technologies Corp. He has devoted substantially his entire career to Zebra, a company which he co-founded in 1969. Mr. Cless is an engineer by training and has served as Executive Vice President of Zebra since 1998 and as a director since 1969. He served as Secretary of Zebra from its formation until 2005, and as Executive Vice President for Engineering and Technology of Zebra from 1995 to 1998, after having served as Senior Vice President of Engineering since 1969. Mr. Cless also served as Treasurer of Zebra from its formation until 1991. He has directed the development of numerous label printers based on various printing technologies and maintained worldwide technology/vendor relationships. Prior to founding Zebra, Mr. Cless was a research and development engineer with Teletype Corporation’s printer division. Mr. Cless received an MSME degree from Maschinenbauschule Esslingen in Germany, and did graduate work at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The Cless Technology Center, Zebra’s product development and research facility, is named in honor of Mr. Cless.

Jim Kaput

Mr. Jim Kaput is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Zebra Technologies Corp., since August 2009. From 2008-2009, he served as Counsel to the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Kaput was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The ServiceMaster Company, a consumer services company, from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Kaput received his JD from Cornell University School of Law and his BS from The University of Pennsylvania.

Michael Terzich

Mr. Michael H. Terzich is Senior Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing of Zebra Technologies Corp. Mr. Terzich served as Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing of the company's Specialty Printer Group from 2006 to 2011. From 2003 until 2006 he served as Zebra’s Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, and from 2001 until 2003, as Vice President and General Manager, Tabletop and Specialty Printers. Since joining Zebra in 1992, Mr. Terzich has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility including Vice President and General Manager, Vice President of Sales for North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, Vice President of Strategic Project Management, Director, Integration Project Management, Director of Printer Products, and Director of Customer and Technical Services. Mr. Terzich earned his BS degree in Marketing from the University of Illinois - Chicago and an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago.

Terrance Collins

Mr. Terrance Collins is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Zebra Technologies Corporation. Mr. Collins will be responsible for the strategic execution of Zebra's human resources function globally, including employee development, talent acquisition, inclusion and diversity, employee benefits and global compensation programs. Prior to joining Zebra, Mr. Collins served as the vice president of human resources for the Health & Science Technologies Segment at IDEX Corporation, a publicly traded diversified industrial manufacturer based in Lake Forest, Ill. During his six-year tenure at the company, he also served as the vice president of human resources responsible for the Fluid & Metering Technologies Segment and Emerging Markets. Terrance previously served as the senior vice president of human resources for AmSan LLC in Deerfield, Ill., and in several positions of increasing responsibility for U.S. Foodservice, Inc. Mr. Collins holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with concentrations in human resources and marketing from Towson University in Towson, Md. He attended the Modern Chief Human Resources Executive Program at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He has completed SHRM's PHR and SPHR professional certifications and is a past chair of the international interest group for the Human Resource Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC).

Hugh Gagnier

Mr. Hugh K. Gagnier is Senior Vice President - Operations of Zebra Technologies Corp. Mr. Gagnier served as Senior Vice President, Operations of the company's Specialty Printer Group from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Gagnier joined Zebra as the Vice President and General Manager for its Camarillo operations upon Zebra’s merger with Eltron International, Inc. in 1998. At Eltron, he was President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Gagnier received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Philip Gerskovich

Mr. Philip Gerskovich is Senior Vice President - New Growth Platforms of Zebra Technologies Corp. Mr. Gerskovich joined Zebra as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, in 2005. Previously, Mr. Gerskovich was Corporate Vice President and General Manager of New Business, Commercial Printing Division for Eastman Kodak Company, a provider of photographic and imaging products and services, from 2004 until he joined Zebra. From 1999 to 2003, he was Corporate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Digital and Applied Imaging, at Kodak. Mr. Gerskovich received a BS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Todd Naughton

Mr. Todd R. Naughton is Vice President - Finance, Chief Accounting Officer of Zebra Technologies Corp. Mr. Naughton was Corporate Controller for Zebra from 1999, when he joined Zebra, until he became Vice President and Controller of Zebra in 2000, a position he held until 2007. Mr. Naughton received a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a certified public accountant.

Michael Cho

Mr. Michael Cho serves as Vice President - Corporate Development of Zebra Technologies Corp. Mr. Cho joined Zebra in 2010 as Vice President, Strategy. From 2008 to 2010 he served as Vice President, Business Development, of the Healthcare division of Amcor Limited, a global packaging company. Prior to that, Mr. Cho served from 2007 to 2008 as Vice President, Business Development of CommScope Inc., a global communications solutions company. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Cho served as Vice President, Business Development of the Antenna & Cable Products Group at Andrew Corporation, which he joined in 2004 as Director, Corporate Development & Strategy. From 1999 to 2004 Mr. Cho was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Cho received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Richard Keyser

Mr. Richard L. Keyser is Independent Director of Zebra Technologies Corp., since June 2008. Mr. Keyser spent much of his career at W.W. Grainger, Inc., an international distributor of maintenance, repair and operating supplies. In 2010, Mr. Keyser was honored as the National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”) 2010 Public Company Director of the Year. The NACD’s award criteria include an unwavering commitment to integrity, confidence, informed judgment, and performance. Mr. Keyser served as Chairman Emeritus of Grainger from 2009 to 2010. Previously, he served as Grainger’s Chairman from 2008 to 2009, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 until 2008, and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1995. Prior to joining Grainger in 1986, he held positions at NL Industries and Cummins Engine Company. Mr. Keyser received a BS degree from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Mr. Keyser is a member of the Board of Directors and Human Resources Committee of the Principal Financial Group, Inc., a financial services firm. Mr. Keyser served as a director of the Rohm & Haas Company, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, until 2009. Mr. Keyser serves as a trustee of the Shedd Aquarium, a director of the North Shore University Health System, a trustee of the Field Museum, and Chairman of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Mr. Keyser is a member of the company's Compensation Committee. Zebra’s primary means of selling its products is through distributors and resellers.

Andrew Ludwick

Mr. Andrew K. Ludwick is Independent Director of Zebra Technologies Corp., since May 2008. Mr. Ludwick has experience in technology and start-up businesses, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Bay Networks, Inc., a multi-billion dollar communications networking company, from 1994 to 1996, and Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of SynOptics Communications, Inc., a communications networking company, from 1985 to 1994. He has been a private investor since 1997. Mr. Ludwick holds a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has served since 2008 as a member and chairman of the Board of Directors of Rovi Corporation (f/k/a Macrovision Corporation), a provider of technologies for the protection, enhancement and distribution of businesses’ digital goods. He is a member of the company's Audit Committee.

Ross Manire

Mr. Ross W. Manire is Independent Director of Zebra Technologies Corp., since 2003. He has served since 2002 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExteNet Systems, Inc., a wireless networking company Mr. Manire founded. Mr. Manire’s professional career includes serving as a partner in the Entrepreneurial Services Group at Ernst & Young, LLP, a accounting firm, from 1983 to 1989. Prior to joining ExteNet, Mr. Manire was President of the Enclosure Systems Division of Flextronics International, Ltd., an electronics contract manufacturer, from 2000 to 2002. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Chatham Technologies, Inc., an electronic packaging systems manufacturer that merged with Flextronics, in 2000. Prior to joining Chatham, he was Senior Vice President of the Carrier Systems Business Unit of 3Com Corporation, a provider of networking equipment and solutions. He served in various executive positions with U.S. Robotics from 1991 to 1995, including Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Operations, and Senior Vice President of the Network Systems Division prior to its merger with 3Com. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Manire was a partner in Ridge Capital, a private investment company. Mr. Manire holds a BA degree from Davidson College and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Finance and Compensation Committees of The Andersons, Inc., a diversified business with interests in agribusiness, railcars and retailing. Mr. Manire is a member of the company's Audit and Nominating Committees.

Robert Potter

Dr. Robert J. Potter is Independent Director of Zebra Technologies Corp., since July 2003. Dr. Potter’s business experience includes serving as an officer in, and consultant to, both industrial and service businesses. Since 1990, he has been President and Chief Executive Officer of R. J. Potter Company, a Dallas-area firm providing business and technical consulting. From 1987 to 1990, Dr. Potter was President and CEO of Datapoint Corporation, a network-based data processing. Prior to Datapoint, Dr. Potter was Group Vice President of Nortel Networks, Senior Vice President of International Harvester, President of the Office Systems Division of Xerox and Research Manager of International Business Machines Corporation. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Lafayette College with a BS degree in Physics and holds a Ph.D. in optics from the University of Rochester, specializing in fiber optics. He is a fellow of the Optical Society of America and has written more than 50 articles for various scientific, technical and business publications, including the first description of optical character recognition in an encyclopedia. He is a member of the Board of Directors, Technology Committee, and Audit Committee of Molex, Incorporated, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnects, as well as switches and application tooling. Dr. Potter is on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is Chair of the company's Compensation Committee.

Douglas Fox

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