People: MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (WFR.N)

Mr. Peter Blackmore is Independent Director of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., since February 22, 2006. Mr. Blackmore has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of ShoreTel, Inc., an internet protocol communications company listed on NASDAQ, since December 2010. From July 2008 until September 2010, Mr. Blackmore served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of UTStarcom, Inc., an internet protocol company listed on NASDAQ. From July 2007 to July 2008 Mr. Blackmore was President and Chief Operating Officer for UTStarcom. Before this position, Mr. Blackmore had been Executive Vice President of Unisys Corporation between February 2005 and July 2007. From 1991 through August 2004, Mr. Blackmore served in various roles at Compaq Computer Corporation, or Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard Company, or HP, most recently as Executive Vice President of the Customer Solutions Group at HP from May 2004 through August 2004, and as Executive Vice President of the Enterprise Systems Group at HP from 2002 through May 2004. Prior to the merger of Compaq and HP, Mr. Blackmore served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service of Compaq from 2000 through 2002 and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing of Compaq from 1998 through 2000. Mr. Blackmore was a member of the Board of Directors of Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Blackmore has experience in the computer and telecommunications industries, which are closely tied to the semiconductor industry. In addition, he has experience in China and India through his work with HP and UTStarcom.