-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PaWUfyJbtRuCwU4RAQeKX1h0q99DjEHpR4ImvzBCVNzRax3JfHMV9uqFddQuEx9h 5cHxBl9ExQ6HOXcRoqaQKQ== 0000914025-05-000006.txt : 20050120 0000914025-05-000006.hdr.sgml : 20050120 20050120160828 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914025-05-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050120 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050120 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PLANTRONICS INC /CA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914025 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661] IRS NUMBER: 770207692 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0329 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12696 FILM NUMBER: 05538936 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 ENCINAL ST CITY: SANTA CRUZ STATE: CA ZIP: 95061-1802 BUSINESS PHONE: 8314265858 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 ENCINAL STREET STREET 2: PO BOX 1802 CITY: SANTA CRUZ STATE: CA ZIP: 95061-1802 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PI PARENT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931025 8-K 1 ghdir8k.htm ANNOUNCEMENT OF GREGG HAMMANN TO PLANTRONICS INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Announcement of Gregg Hammann to Plantronics Inc. Board of Directors

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JANUARY 20, 2005
 
Plantronics, Inc.
 
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
  Delaware
1-12696
77-0207692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
 
(831) 426-5858
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
o
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o
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SECTION 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
 
On January 14, 2005, Plantronics, Inc. announced the appointment of Greggory Hammann to the Plantronics Inc. Board of Directors, a copy of this press release  is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  Mr. Hammann was formally elected to the Plantronics Inc. Board of Directors effective January 14, 2005.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:
 
Exhibit Number
Description

99.1
Press Release issued by Plantronics, Inc. dated January 14, 2005.

 

 
     
 

 
 
 
 
 
PLANTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: January 20, 2005
By:  
/s/ Barbara Scherer
 
Barbara Scherer
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 

 
     
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Description

99.1
Press Release issued by Plantronics, Inc. dated January 14, 2005.

 EX-99.1 2 prghdir.htm ANNOUNCMENT OF GREGGORY HAMMANN AS NEW DIRECTOR Announcment of Greggory Hammann as New Director

 
Gregg Hammann Joins Plantronics Board of Directors
 
 
CEO of Nautilus and Former Levi Strauss and Coca-Cola Executive to Strengthen Plantronics' Consumer Marketing Expertise
 
SANTA CRUZ, CA. - January 14, 2005 – Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) is enhancing its Board of Directors with the addition of Greggory Hammann, Chairman, President and CEO of The Nautilus Group, Inc., a leading marketer, developer, and manufacturer of health and fitness products sold under such well-known brands as Bowflex®, Nautilus®, Schwinn® Fitness, StairMaster® and Trimline®.
 
"We are very pleased to add Gregg to our team," says Ken Kannappan, Plantronics' President and CEO. "Our consumer business continues to increase and many promising opportunities are being presented to us. In response, we've strengthened our consumer marketing expertise. Last July we hired Mark Breier as Chief Marketing Officer. Now, adding Gregg to our Board of Directors, with his extraordinary track record of success with a variety of consumer brands, will provide us with helpful guidance to realize our potential."
 
Hammann's experience forging Levi's entry into mass merchandising, significantly improving Coca-Cola's fountain business, and creating significant growth with several brands at Procter and Gamble including Crest toothpaste, will give Plantronics access to a combination of product development, marketing, advertising, merchandising and brand positioning expertise.
 
"I have the highest admiration for Plantronics," says Greggory Hammann, Chairman, President and CEO of the Nautilus Group. "As a believer in equipment excellence, I love the ergonomic benefits provided by Plantronics hands-free wireless mobility systems. They're practical too…customer service departments can field calls without ever having to put valuable customers on hold."
 
Hammann joined the Nautilus Group since 2003 where he has repositioned the company to compete in multiple channels of commerce. Previously, he held leadership positions at Levis Strauss & Company, including Chief Customer Officer and President of Latin America and Canada, and at Coca-Cola Company where he was Vice President, Fountain CMG, and Officer and Director of Strategic Issues. He also has held management positions at Famous Footwear, The Rayovac Corporation, and Procter & Gamble. Hammann's election to the Board is effective immediately. He graduated from the University of Iowa and has an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.
 
About Plantronics
 
Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) introduced the first lightweight headset in 1962 and is recognized as the world leader in communications headsets. Plantronics headsets have been featured in numerous motion pictures and high-profile events, including Neil Armstrong's historic "One small step for man" transmission from the moon in 1969. A publicly held company headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with approximately 4,400 employees, Plantronics maintains offices in 20 countries. For more information go to www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.
 
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