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As Chief Financial Officer, Richard Deranleau has responsibility for the company's financial processes and reporting. Deranleau joined Brocade in June 2003, and served as Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Treasurer of Brocade before being named CFO in May 2006. Before joining Brocade, Deranleau served in various executive management positions from 1992 to 2003 for Polycom, Inc., including Vice President of Finance and Treasurer. Prior to Polycom, he held various accounting and finance positions at Tandem Computers and Coopers and Lybrand, LLC. Deranleau is a CPA for the State of California and holds a BS in Economics from Iowa State University and an MBA from San Jose State University.

As Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Ian Whiting is responsible for all product and services revenue through both direct and indirect sales channels. Whiting's role is to drive market share gains in all the markets where Brocade competes, build a world-class global sales organization, and develop strategic long-term relationships with customers and partners. Whiting joined Brocade in 2001, and has served as Vice President of EMEA and Latin America, as well as Vice President Worldwide Sales and Services in addition to Vice President and General Manager for the Brocade Data Center Infrastructure Division. Prior to joining Brocade, Whiting was Director of Compaq StorageWorks in EMEA. Before that he served as Vice President EMEA for NetWorth, and he also held senior management roles at Canadian software company Cognos and specialist networking distributor Data Translation. Whiting has a BS in French and German from the University College Swansea and an MS in European Business Studies from the Cranfield School of Management.

As Senior Vice President of Products and Offerings, Marc Randall brings more than 25 years of experience in the networking industry to Brocade. Prior to joining Brocade, Randall spent eight years at Force10 Networks, where he most recently served as CEO. During his five years in that role, Randall guided the company from annual revenues of less than $10 million to more than $150 million. Prior to joining Force10 Networks, Randall spent seven years at Cisco Systems as Vice President of Engineering, where he led the development and extension of Cisco's high-end routing platforms a $2 billion annual business. Before Cisco, Marc spent 13 years at Amdahl Corporation in various leadership positions in the company's mainframe computer division. He holds a BS in Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry University in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dan Fairfax joined Brocade in 2008 as the result of the Company's acquisition of Foundry Networks. Fairfax joined Foundry Networks in May 2006 and has more than 25 years of senior financial and operations management experience. Prior to joining Foundry Networks, Fairfax served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GoRemote Internet Communications, a publicly-held Nasdaq listed company. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Ironside Technologies, Inc., a privately-held developer of supplier-focused, real-time integration and e-commerce application software; ACTA Technology, a developer of data-warehousing and application integration software for enterprise resource planning-based business information and e-commerce applications; NeoVista Software, which provided scalable intelligent data mining software and related business intelligence applications for Global 2000 companies; and served in senior financial management and operations roles with Siemens and Spectra-Physics. Fairfax holds a BA in Economics from Whitman College and an MBA from the University of Chicago, and is a Certified Public Accountant in California.

Michael Klayko was named Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Brocade Board of Directors in January 2005. As CEO, he is responsible for the company's vision, strategic direction, and operational management. Klayko has more than 30 years of experience in the storage, computer, and telecommunications industries. Previously he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Brocade with responsibility for global sales activity and the development of programs designed to increase sales force effectiveness and support key partner relationships. He also served as the Vice President of Marketing and Support and Vice President of OEM Sales. Klayko joined Brocade in January 2003, following the acquisition of Rhapsody Networks for which he served as CEO and President. Prior to working at Rhapsody Networks, Klayko was Executive Vice President at McData, where he managed the company's internal operations and drove business development and marketing strategies. He also held positions at EMC, HP, and IBM after beginning his career at Docutel and TRW. Klayko currently serves on the Boards of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and The Tech Museum of Innovation. Klayko has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio Institute of Technology.