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Executive Profiles

Chief Executive Officer
Michael Klayko, Chief Executive Officer

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 has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio Institute of Technology.

Executive Chairman
Dave House, Chairman

Dave House is Chairman of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and a member of the Brocade Board of Directors. Before joining the Board in 2004, House most recently served as Chairman, President, and CEO of Allegro Networks. Prior to that, he served as President of Nortel Networks Corporation after it merged with Bay Networks, Inc., where he was Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO. House also spent 22 years at Intel, including 18 years as General Manager of the company's Microcomputer Components Division.

House has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston. He currently serves on the boards of two private companies and is involved with several Silicon Valley community organizations.

General Managers
Don Jaworski, Vice President and General Manager of the Files Division

As Vice President of Product Development, Don Jaworski is responsible for company-wide engineering functions and operations as well as product management, including all product and technology standards development programs.

Jaworski's career in the technology industry includes over 22 years of engineering and product development management experience at leading companies such as Cacheflow, Inc., Nokia Internet Communications, The 3DO Company, Sun Microsystems, and Amdahl Corporation. Jaworski's technical expertise spans a wide range of networking platforms, data communications solutions, and systems software, including content networking platforms, Internet security platforms, IP networking switches and routers, embedded operating systems, and UNIX systems software and platforms.

Jaworski holds a BS in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Hugues Meyrath, General Manager of the Services, Support, and Solutions Division

As General Manager of the Services, Support, and Solutions Division, Hugues Meyrath is responsible for developing and executing the company's unique customer-focused programs. He joined Brocade in 2003 and has served in a variety of managerial roles.

Prior to Brocade, Meyrath was responsible for Business Development activities at Quantum Corporation's Storage Solutions Group, worked as a research analyst covering the storage industry for Credit Suisse First Boston, and also held management and business development positions at Read-Rite Corporation.

Meyrath holds BS degrees in Engineering and Business from the University of Louvain (Belgium), and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley.

Luc Moyen, Vice President and General Manager of the Server Division

As General Manager of the Server Division, Luc Moyen is responsible for driving the company's embedded switch and server connectivity strategy. Moyen's career spans over 22 years of product development and marketing in leading companies such as IBM, Seagate/Conner, and Maxtor/Quantum. His experience ranges from hardware and software design/test to manufacturing operations and quality engineering.

Prior to Brocade, Moyen held senior-level positions in reliability engineering and quality at Maxtor/Quantum. Before that, he set up all manufacturing test processes for TeraStor by working closely with CM partners, and modernized operations across all OEM qualification laboratories at Seagate Technology. Moyen began his career at IBM Corporation, where, among other things, he led a manufacturing line startup in Brazil.

Moyen holds a Masters and BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Ian Whiting, Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Infrastructure Division

As General Manager of the Data Center Infrastructure Division, Ian Whiting is responsible for defining and executing the company's backbone, switch, director, distance extension, and management application strategy. This division includes the company's traditional family of SAN solutions.

Whiting joined Brocade in 2001 as Executive Director of Partner Sales EMEA and was promoted to Vice President of EMEA and Latin America, where he was responsible for Brocade sales operations, growth, and profitability throughout the region. Prior to Brocade, Whiting was Director of Compaq StorageWorks EMEA. He was also Vice President EMEA for networking hardware company NetWorth and held executive management positions at Canadian software company Cognos Inc. and UK 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.

Executive Team
Tom Buiocchi, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing

As Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Tom Buiocchi is responsible for developing and executing product and marketing strategies to help the company achieve its business goals and desired financial results. He manages all external communications and is responsible for supporting the expanding ecosystem of industry partners in applications, training, and certification that make Brocade the industry's most respected SAN provider.

Buiocchi, who has 20 years of experience in marketing and strategic management for leading technology companies, was Vice President of Marketing at Rhapsody Networks, and joined Brocade when it acquired Rhapsody in January 2003. He previously was Vice President of Marketing at Peakstone Corporation and Vice President of Marketing at Apex, Inc. when the company was named as one of the "Top 5 Hottest Growth Companies" by Business Week magazine for two consecutive years. During 11 years at HP, he worked in executive marketing and strategy positions, including managing international marketing operations in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Buiocchi started his career at IBM in manufacturing test engineering. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Union College.

Richard Deranleau, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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, he served in various management positions 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.

T.J. Grewal, Vice President of Corporate Development

As Vice President of Corporate Development, T.J. Grewal is responsible for developing and managing strategic Brocade corporate initiatives, including M&A, alliances, key business initiatives, and the Brocade investment portfolio.

Before joining Brocade, Grewal worked with McKinsey & Company advising software, semiconductor, and consumer hardware clients as part of the company's High Technology Practice. Prior to joining McKinsey, Grewal was a senior manager in Ernst & Young's technology practice.

Grewal holds an MBA from McMaster University and a BA from York University, both in Canada.

Bonnie Helton, Vice President of Human Resources

As Vice President of Human Resources, Bonnie Helton brings nearly two decades of management experience to the company. In this role, Helton has worldwide responsibility for the company's human resources functions, including workforce development and organizational effectiveness, compensation and benefits, and staffing. Her key focus is driving a performance and development culture at Brocade that covers all of its people processes - from hiring and on-boarding to managing, rewarding, and developing its talent.

Helton joined Brocade in 2004 as Director of Human Resources. Prior to Brocade, she held leadership positions in human resources management at Sun, Portal Software, Procket Networks (a startup acquired by Cisco), and Pacific Bell/AT&T.

Helton has a BA in Sociology from California State University at Long Beach.

Raymond Lee, Vice President of Operations and Information Technology

As Vice President of Operations and Information Technology, Raymond Lee is responsible for the company's global supply chain and IT operations. Supply chain operations include order fulfillment, component sourcing, manufacturing strategy, and logistics. IT operations include technology solution delivery, development, and data center operations.

Before joining Brocade in 2001, Lee held various senior leadership positions in IT, operations, professional services delivery, and product management at companies such as Walker Digital, IT Solutions (now known as Keane), and Ingersoll-Rand.

Lee holds a BS in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Wisconsin as well as an MS in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance and Operations from Indiana University.

Tyler Wall, Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

As Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Tyler Wall is responsible for all aspects of the company's legal department functions, practices, and policies. His executive experience includes a focus on technology licensing and distribution agreements; mergers and acquisitions; financing; commercial transactions and agreements; domestic and international corporate affairs; and public company reporting.

Prior to Brocade, Wall served at Chordiant Software, Inc. as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Before that, he worked at Oracle Corporation as Corporate Counsel for the Commercial Licensing and Distribution group in Oracle's Legal department.

Wall has a BS in Economics from the University of Utah, a JD from Santa Clara University School of Law, and an MBA from Santa Clara University School of Business.



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