Kenneth Kannappan serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Plantronics a $400-million maker of telephone headsets based in Santa Cruz, California and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1999.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Yale University
• Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University

Career

• 1985-1995 Senior Vice President of Investment Banking, Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc.
• 1995 Vice President of Plantronics
• Sales
• Europe
• Operations
• Mobile Communications
• Walker Equipment Company
• 1998 Promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Plantronics
• 1999 Appointed to Plantronics Board of Directors

Quotes

The way I believe you motivate people is to make it clear not only what goals the company is trying to achieve but also why the goals are important to society.

Ken Kannappan

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