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Incorporated in 1996, Line 6 is a leading music technology company dedicated to empowering musicians and inspiring creativity on the stage and in the studio. Headquartered in Calabasas, California, Line 6 currently has a presence in over 60 countries worldwide with offices in California, the United Kingdom, China and Japan. Since its inception, Line 6 has pioneered a variety of industry-changing technologies including the world’s first digital modeling guitar amplifier, smart mixing system and more.

Paul Foeckler
President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul Foeckler, President and Chief Executive Officer, is an executive who combines strategic acumen, creativity and a proven track record of growing revenues through groundbreaking product developments. He joined Line 6 in 2011 as Senior Vice President of Products and Marketing.

He previously served as Vice President of Creative Professional Products and Solutions for Avid Technology, where he was responsible for the development of Pro Tools® and Media Composer® products. Prior to this, Mr. Foeckler held several positions at Avid, including executive roles in sales and marketing for Digidesign and M-Audio. With a passion for creative customers and making music, he is committed to helping Line 6 bring artists and technology together through inspired product innovations.
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Chief Operations Officer
Joe Bentivegna, Chief Operations Officer, is responsible for building the teams that manage Line 6’s supply chain, providing outstanding customer service and delivering world-class products. He was most recently Executive Vice President of Operations and services for Equallogic, a company in the high-capacity storage space subsequently acquired by Dell.

Prior to Equallogic, Mr. Bentivegna held several positions during his 16-year tenure at Avid Technology, during which time Avid grew from a small, vertically focused video company to a leader in digital media and audio. His most recent positions included Chief Operating Officer for the Video Division, President and General Manager of Avid Technology Asia, Vice President of Worldwide Operations, and Vice President of European Operations and Services. Mr. Bentivegna brings a proven track record of success to help lead Line 6 through its continued growth.

Michel Doidic
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Michel Doidic, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for providing technical vision and leadership for Line 6 products and technologies. He also serves on the Line 6 Board of Directors. Mr. Doidic co-founded Fast Forward Designs in 1985, which became Line 6, Inc. 11 years later. Prior to Fast Forward Designs, he worked at Oberheim Electronics, Inc. as a senior design engineer, where he developed a number of the company’s successful synthesizers. Prior to Oberheim, Mr. Doidic worked in the keyboards and synthesizers technical services group for Piano Center, a distributor of musical instruments in France.

Mr. Doidic's expertise in technology has resulted in numerous successful products and the co-invention of a patent in the field of digital modeling. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University Institute of Technology in Angers, France.

Marcus Ryle
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Marcus Ryle, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, is responsible for driving innovation in Line 6 products as well as the way the company approaches the market. He also serves on the Line 6 Board of Directors. Mr. Ryle co-founded Fast Forward Designs in 1985, which developed groundbreaking products for Alesis, Digidesign and other companies before becoming Line 6 in 1996.

Mr. Ryle's long history and expertise in technology and product development have resulted in the co-invention of 17 US patents. In 2012, Mr. Ryle was inducted into the first annual Keyboard Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society and has served on many industry standards and advisory committees. A classically trained pianist, Mr. Ryle has played keyboards and/or created sounds for several motion picture and television soundtracks, as well as numerous professional recording artists including Barbra Streisand, Olivia Newton-John, Christopher Cross, Chicago, Chaka Khan and Lee Ritenour.
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Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance
Mary Ellen Broganer, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance, is responsible for leading the company’s worldwide finance, accounting and legal organizations. Prior to joining Line 6, Ms. Broganer was most recently the Vice President of Finance for Business Units and Sales at Nuance Communications Inc., a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for healthcare, enterprise and consumer markets. Previously, Ms. Broganer was Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Avid Technology Inc., a world leader in digital media creation tools for film, video, audio and animation. She also held a series of finance positions at Digital Equipment Corporation in the marketing, manufacturing, engineering and corporate functions. She started her career in the banking industry.

Ms. Broganer holds a Master of Accounting degree from Bentley University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of New York at Albany.
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Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Jim Atkinson, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, oversees all aspects of Line 6 sales. Mr. Atkinson has more than 20 years of experience in senior sales management roles in the technology industry, where he has built highly successful sales, distribution and sales support organizations.

Prior to Line 6, Mr. Atkinson held the title of Vice President of Sales and Marketing at North Plains, a digital media asset management company. He previously served as Vice President of Sales, Americas, at Avid, where managed a team of over 120 sales and pre-sales technical personnel that delivered over $340 million in annual revenue. Before that, he held senior roles within Aspera, Autodesk, Alias and number of other creative media companies, giving him broad experience in sales, marketing and business development. He is also an active musician

Susan Wolf
Senior Vice President of Administration and Human Resources
Susan Wolf, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, is a principal executive responsible for the long-term organizational strategy and the direction of two departments. As a founding employee, Ms. Wolf served as Line 6’s Chief Financial Officer from 1996 until 2000. From 1985 to 1996, Ms. Wolf was Chief Financial Officer of Fast Forward Designs. Prior to Fast Forward Designs, Ms. Wolf served as the credit manager for a Los Angeles-based hotel.

As an admirable vocalist, Ms. Wolf has extensive professional music experience. She has recorded and performed for several years in the Los Angeles area. She was also lead singer and keyboard player for a Los Angeles-based band for 15 years.



Michael Brown

Michael Brown (Chairman of the Board) has served on the Line 6 board since 2004 and was elected chairman in 2005. He currently serves on two public-company boards: Quantum Corporation and Symantec Corporation. He also serves on the board of privately held Echo Nest Corporation, a company that enables more intelligent music service and applications. Mr. Brown has served on the President’s Advisory Council of the Berklee College of Music in Boston since 2007.

From 1984 to 2003, Mr. Brown worked for Quantum Corporation, a leader in computer storage products. He served as Quantum’s CEO from 1995-2002, and its Chairman from 1998-2003. Earlier in his career with Quantum, he held numerous senior executive positions in general management and marketing.

His leadership at Quantum created a work environment recognized in Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work” two years in a row. In his spare time, he plays keyboards and manages a classic rock dance band formed in 2000, which has raised more than $200,000 for local public schools.

Michael holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and a BA in Economics from Harvard.

Len Baker

Len Baker has been a partner of Sutter Hill Ventures since 1973. He is a director of Corcept Therapeutics, Infomedics, Line 6, and Youku. In addition, he is responsible for Sutter Hill's investment in Chengwei Ventures, a venture capital firm in Shanghai that Sutter Hill helped start in 1999, and in Golden Gate Capital, a private equity firm in San Francisco that Sutter Hill helped found in 2000.

Mr. Baker earned a BA in mathematics from Yale University in 1964 and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1966. He worked for Cummins Engine Company in London and Columbus, Indiana, and for the Delta Foundation, a community development corporation started by civil rights leaders in Greenville, Mississippi.

Mr. Baker is a former trustee and Finance Committee Chair of Yale University. He continues to serve on the Yale Investment Committee. Mr. Baker is a board member of Environmental Defense Fund. He is a member of the International Advisory Board and Investment Strategies Committee for the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and also is a member of Singapore's International Academic Advisory Panel. Additionally, Mr. Baker serves as an advisor on the Packard Foundation Investment Committee and is a member of the Alta Advisers Advisory Board in London. Mr. Baker is a former board member and chair of the finance and academic committees of Sacred Heart School in Atherton, California, and currently serves on the Sacred Heart Investment Committee.

Peter C. Gotcher

Peter Gotcher is an independent venture investor focusing on investments in digital media companies. He is Chairman of Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) and Chairman of Topspin Media, Inc., which he co-founded in 2007. He also serves on the boards of Pandora (NYSE:P) and Trion Worlds.

Mr. Gotcher founded Digidesign Inc. in 1984 and served as its President, CEO and Chairman. Digidesign became the world’s leading manufacturer of Digital Audio Workstations and completed a successful Initial Public Offering in December of 1993 (NASDAQ: DGDN). Digidesign was acquired by Avid Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AVID) in January of 1996, and Mr. Gotcher remained as the General Manager of Digidesign and an Executive Vice President of Avid until May of 1996, and served on the company’s board of directors until 2001. At the 2000 Grammy Awards, Mr. Gotcher accepted the Technical Achievement Grammy in honor of Digidesign’s contributions to the recording industry. Digidesign also received an Oscar from the Motion Picture Academy in 2004. In 2010, Mr. Gotcher was awarded the Philo Farnsworth Lifetime Achievement Emmy award.

Mr. Gotcher became a technology-focused venture capitalist upon joining Institutional Venture partners as a Venture Partner in 1997. In 1999 he was a founding Venture Partner with Redpoint Ventures of Menlo Park, California, a leading Silicon Valley technology venture capital firm. Mr. Gotcher is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Berklee College of Music.

Mr. Gotcher attended the University of California at Berkeley where he graduated with a BA degree with University Honors in 1981.

Mark Rubash

Mark Rubash serves as Chairman of the Line 6 Audit Committee. Mr. Rubash is the Chief Financial Officer at HeartFlow, Inc., with responsibility for managing the company's finance, accounting, legal and human resources functions. Prior to joining HeartFlow, Mr. Rubash held the title of Chief Financial Officer at Shutterfly, Inc. and Rearden Commerce and also served as a Senior Vice President of Finance at Yahoo! Inc.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, Mr. Rubash held various senior leadership positions at eBay Inc. and managed its finance, accounting, tax, treasury and investor relations functions as it reported record growth from roughly $450 million in net revenues to over $5 billion. In addition, Mr. Rubash brings nearly 20 years of experience from the public accounting industry, where he served as an audit partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the global leader of their Internet Industry Practice.

Mr. Rubash received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University Sacramento and later became a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California. Mr. Rubash is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Iron Planet, Inc.