Kenneth Kannappan

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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.^[1]

1 Education
2 Career
3 Quotes
4 References

[edit] Education

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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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