FREMONT, Calif. & ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Feb 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Logitech International (SIX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI) today announced that
Werner Heid, age 49, has joined the company as a senior vice president,
responsible for worldwide sales and regional marketing. Mr. Heid assumes
the executive management responsibility for Logitech's retail sales in
the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, as well as for worldwide
sales to OEM customers. He reports directly to Gerald P. Quindlen,
Logitech president and chief executive officer.
Mr. Heid brings to Logitech a wealth of experience as a senior executive
in high-technology companies. Mr. Heid served for five years as the
president and chief executive officer of Iomega Corporation, the
provider of consumer and small-business data-storage solutions. Before
joining Iomega, Mr. Heid was the executive vice president of global
sales and marketing for InFocus Corporation, a leading supplier of
multimedia projection systems for consumers and business. He joined the
company when InFocus acquired Proxima Corporation, where Mr. Heid served
as president. Prior to taking on his leadership role at Proxima, Mr.
Heid was with Hewlett-Packard Corporation for twelve years, in both
Europe and the United States. At H-P, he led the business definition and
the successful global market launch of the company's All-In-One and
color copier product businesses.
"I am delighted to have Werner Heid join Logitech to lead our global
go-to-market organization," said Jerry Quindlen. "Werner brings an
outstanding background to Logitech and a proven track record for
achieving growth, focusing on customers and building market share in a
variety of businesses, cultures and geographies. He has a broad
understanding of the consumer electronics business and we believe will
offer a tremendous contribution to our leadership team."
A native of Germany, Werner Heid holds a masters degree in electrical
engineering from University Karlsruhe in Germany.
About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation
in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music,
home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in
1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX
Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in
Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its
products, visit the company's Web site at www.logitech.com.
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SOURCE: Logitech International
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