NETGEAR Announces Appointment of New Board Director
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, announced the appointment of Jocelyn Carter-Miller to its Board of Directors effective as of January 14, 2009.
Patrick Lo, Chairman and CEO of NETGEAR, Inc., commented, "We are extremely pleased to welcome Jocelyn to the NETGEAR Board of Directors. She brings a wealth of marketing experience with her, which is the one area of the Board we felt we could improve on, and she will be an immediate, valuable and contributing member of our Board."
Since 2005, Ms. Carter-Miller has been President of TechEdVentures, Inc., a community empowerment firm that educates and inspires children, families and communities through the development and management of charter schools and community-based programs. From February 2002 until March 2004, Ms. Carter-Miller was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Office Depot, Inc. Prior to that, she spent a decade with Motorola, initially as a Director of Marketing and Network Service Quality and ultimately as Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. She also spent eight years at Mattel in marketing, product development and strategic business planning roles. Ms. Carter-Miller has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Ms. Carter-Miller is also a director of the Principal Financial Group, Inc., the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and several non-profit organization boards.
Patrick Lo, Chairman and CEO of NETGEAR, Inc., commented, "We are extremely pleased to welcome Jocelyn to the NETGEAR Board of Directors. She brings a wealth of marketing experience with her, which is the one area of the Board we felt we could improve on, and she will be an immediate, valuable and contributing member of our Board."
Since 2005, Ms. Carter-Miller has been President of TechEdVentures, Inc., a community empowerment firm that educates and inspires children, families and communities through the development and management of charter schools and community-based programs. From February 2002 until March 2004, Ms. Carter-Miller was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Office Depot, Inc. Prior to that, she spent a decade with Motorola, initially as a Director of Marketing and Network Service Quality and ultimately as Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. She also spent eight years at Mattel in marketing, product development and strategic business planning roles. Ms. Carter-Miller has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Ms. Carter-Miller is also a director of the Principal Financial Group, Inc., the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and several non-profit organization boards.
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