Mr. Foate was named chief executive officer in May 2002. Previously Mr. Foate served as chief operating officer since March 2001 and has been a director of Plexus since March 2000. Mr. Foate joined the company in 1984 and has served in various key leadership roles in the engineering and new product introduction business units. Mr. Foate holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a masters degree in Engineering Management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. |