Joyce Shimizu

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Plantronics, Inc.</div> <bR> <div> Joyce Shimizu joined Plantronics in July 1983, and has held several senior </div> <div> positions in product management, marketing, business development, OEM </div> <div> sales, and general management. </div> <bR> <div> Ms. Shimizu led Plantronics' entry into the embryonic mobile headset market </div> <div> in 1999 as President of the Mobile Communications Division.  From 1999 to </div> <div> 2002 she helped drive industry standards and awareness for this new headset </div> <div> category with a focus on customer needs and high quality performance.  </div> <div> During this time she also introduced the best-selling headsets, MX150 and </div> <div> M130 Blurple (one of the first headsets offered in a color other than black!)</div> <bR> <div> From 2002 to 2005, she took on worldwide portfolio and product management </div> <div> esponsibilities for Plantronics.</div> <bR> <div> In 2005, Ms. Shimizu became the Vice President and General Manager of the </div> <div> Home and Home Office (H2O) business unit, a newly established organization </div> <div> at Plantronics chartered to take advantage of early stage market and lifestyle </div> <div> trends.  Target segments include self-employed Home Professionals, Teleworkers </div> <div> and Micro Businesses (businesses with 1-9 employees).  </div> <bR> <div> Ms. Shimizu led the development and introduction of Calisto Pro in October </div> <div> 2007, an innovative hands-free phone system designed specifically for work-</div> <div> at-home professionals who need hands-free mobility and the versatility of </div> <div> landline, VoIP and mobile calling.  Ms. Shimizu is currently working with leading </div> <div> companies and agencies to facilitate and enable growth of this dynamic new </div> <div> “way of doing work” that aids in life balance, business continuity, and </div> <div> environmental citizenship. </div> <bR> <div> Ms. Shimizu holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from The </div> <div> Monterey Institute of International Studies and a Bachelor's Degree in </div> <div> Japanese from the University of California at Los Angeles.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>