Ken Kannappan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Industry: Telecomm
Overview
Mr. Kannappan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Plantronics and as a member of the Board of Directors since 1999. He joined Plantronics in February 1995 as Vice President of Sales and was promoted to various positions and named President and Chief Operating Officer in March 1998. Prior to joining Plantronics, Mr. Kannappan was Senior Vice President of Investment Banking for Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated, where he was employed for 10 years. Mr. Kannappan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. Kannappan is a member of the Board of Directors of Mattson Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced process equipment for the semiconductor industry, and a Director of Integrated Device Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of communications integrated circuits.
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