Kenneth Kannappan
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Kenneth Kannappan serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Plantronics and has been a member of the Board since 1999. He joined Plantronics in February 1995 as Vice President. He has held various executive positions within Plantronics and managed Sales, Europe, Operations, our Mobile Communications and Walker Equipment business groups prior to being promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 1998. In January 1999, Mr. Kannappan was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Kannappan was Senior Vice President of Investment Banking for Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated, where he was employed from August 1985 through January 1995. Mr. Kannappan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University. Mr. Kannappan is also a director of Mattson Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced process equipment for the semiconductor industry, and Integrated Device Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of communications integrated circuits.
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