Belkin Corporation Appoints New VP of Sales, Gregg Prendergast

COMPTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2006--Belkin Corporation, the global leader in connectivity solutions, announces the appointment of Gregg Prendergast to the position of Vice President of Sales for the Americas. With over 25 years of sales and executive management experience in the PC and IT industries, Mr. Prendergast brings proven leadership and skills to the organization. In his new role, Mr. Prendergast will oversee all sales channels for the Americas, including the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

"We were looking for a builder, leader, and mentor of great teams; a smart, serious, values-based person who shares our commitment to delivering exceptional results," explains Mark Reynoso, Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing. "These qualities combined with his wealth of experience and knowledge make Gregg the perfect fit for us, and we are thrilled to welcome him on board."

“I'm very proud and excited to be joining the world-class sales and executive team at Belkin”

"I'm very proud and excited to be joining the world-class sales and executive team at Belkin," comments Mr. Prendergast. "I'm looking to apply my 25-plus years of sales and channel experience to help align our company strengths and innovative products to maximize our potential. I will be focused on enhancing retail strategy, while aggressively growing our SMB and F3000 end-user sales channels. Here, we will concentrate on strengthening our current channel partner relationships, allowing us to capitalize on the explosive growth in these channels."

Mr. Prendergast comes to Belkin from Samsung America, where he was the Vice President of Commercial Sales for the company's Information Technology Division (ITD) the past three years. Mr. Prendergast was responsible for over $600 million in sales and all commercial distribution channels in the U.S., working with resellers, distributors, government buyers, and corporate sales. Prior to that, Mr. Prendergast spent six years with Acer America Corporation as the Vice President, U.S. Retail Channel Sales, where he was responsible for starting up and managing the U.S. Retail Channel for Aspire notebook, desktop, TravelMate C100 Tablet PCs, LCDs, and PDAs.

About Belkin Corporation

Belkin Corporation offers a diverse product mix designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Founded in California in 1983, Belkin is a privately held company and the recognized leader in connectivity solutions, in addition to accessories for iPod(R) devices, computers, and others. We provide extensive solutions for networking, home theater -- with our PureAV(R) line -- and many more categories. You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

Belkin's phenomenal growth has led to our expanding global presence. In addition to corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, we now have offices throughout Europe -- in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany, among others -- and in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Shanghai, and our regional headquarters in Hong Kong.