FORTICLIENT - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Governance Committee
• Director
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Social Responsibility Committee
• Governance Committee

Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret), PhD has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2021. Admiral Stavridis (Ret) spent 37 years in the U.S. Navy, rising to the rank of 4-star Admiral. Among Admiral Stavridis' (Ret) many commands were four years as the 16 th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, leading the NATO Alliance in global operations and where his responsibilities included cybersecurity. He was the longest serving Combatant Commander in recent U.S. history. In the course of his Navy career, Admiral Stavridis (Ret) served as senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense. He led the Navy's premier operational think tank for innovation, Deep Blue. Following his military career, Admiral Stavridis (Ret) served for five years as the 12 th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. While Dean, he created a blended master's degree in cyber and international relations at Tufts. He is a nationally recognized cybersecurity expert and routinely teaches on cyber challenges and offers insights via speaking appearances. He is currently Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group and is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. Admiral Stavridis (Ret) attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and earned a PhD in international relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Admiral Stavridis (Ret) has extensive government and leadership experience as a result of his military service. The Board of Directors believes that Admiral Stavridis (Ret), with his experience with NATO and his expertise governance matters, brings a unique and valuable perspective to the Board of Directors. Member of the Social Responsibility Committee Chair of the Governance Committee

Job Titles:

• Vice President, Talent Management and Operations

Ana Pease is responsible for aligning Fortinet's global business growth with strategic HR programs and initiatives. An industry veteran, Ana has more than 18 years of global leadership experience working for both private and public multinational companies. Prior to Fortinet Ana held leadership positions at Gigamon, Sigma Designs and Cypress Semiconductor. Ana holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and Industrial Psychology from San Jose State University.

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• Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Chris is responsible for driving Fortinet's staffing and recruitment to support Fortinet's long-term growth strategy and business. Chris brings more than 20 years of staffing and recruitment experience to Fortinet. Chris has a proven track record of selecting and hiring the best talent at all levels including executive roles. Prior to joining Fortinet, Chris was the founder and president of a successful recruitment agency for more than 15 years, serving technology clients ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 corporations.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Audit Committee
• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Advance Micro Devices, Inc

Jean Hu has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2019. Since January 2023, Ms. Hu has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Advance Micro Devices, Inc., a semiconductor company. Prior to AMD, Ms. Hu served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a semiconductor company, from August 2016 to January 2023. Ms. Hu served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Qlogic Corporation, a network server and storage networking company, from April 2011 to August 2016, and as acting Chief Executive Officer of Qlogic from May 2013 to February 2014 and from August 2015 to August 2016. From 2004 to 2011, Ms. Hu served in various senior positions at Conexant Systems, Inc., a semiconductor company, including as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development from December 2008 to April 2011 and as Treasurer from June 2009 until April 2011. Ms. Hu holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Economics from Claremont Graduate University. Ms. Hu has extensive experience in the management of technology companies from her positions at Marvell and Qlogic, and expertise in corporate financing, accounting and financial reporting. Member of the Audit Committee

Job Titles:

• Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Product Strategy

John Maddison has more than 30 years of executive management experience in the Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Industries. He joined Fortinet in 2012 to lead Cloud/SaaS Security development teams and is now the Chief Marketing Officer and EVP Products. He previously held executive leadership positions at Trend Micro focused on Advanced Threat Research and Cloud Delivered Security Services. He started his career with Lucent Technologies Mobile Division, Hewlett Packard Software and Cable & Wireless Global Networking. John holds a B.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Plymouth University, United Kingdom.

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• Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Chief Legal Officer

John Whittle has over 25 years of experience managing a wide range of corporate development and legal matters for technology companies. Prior to Fortinet, John was vice president, general counsel for Corio, an enterprise application services provider, where he managed the company's legal matters, including an initial public offering and acquisition by IBM. Prior to Corio, John was an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, representing technology companies in general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, and initial public offerings. John holds a B.A. degree in history from the University of Virginia and a JD, magna cum laude, from Cornell University.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Human Resources Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Governance Committee
• Governance Committee

Judith Sim has served as a member of the Board of Directors since June 2015. Ms. Sim previously held various customer-related and marketing positions at Oracle Corporation from 1991 to April 2020, including as its Chief Marketing Officer from 2005 to April 2020. Ms. Sim received a B.S. in dietetics from the University of California at Davis. Ms. Sim has leadership and executive experience from her position as head of marketing programs at Oracle, including experience in field marketing, corporate communications, global customer programs, advertising, campaigns, events and corporate branding. Chair of the Human Resources Committee Member of the Governance Committee

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• Chief Financial Officer

Keith Jensen has more than three decades of finance experience and has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2018. He served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer since February 2018, and our Chief Accounting Officer since July 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Jensen served as our Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller from May 2014 to July 2015. From November 2012 to May 2014, Mr. Jensen served in various positions at DataDirect Networks, Inc., a data storage provider, including as its Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. From February 2006 to November 2012, Mr. Jensen served in various positions at Sybase, Inc. (which was acquired by SAP America, Inc. in July 2010), an enterprise software and services company, including as Sybase's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Sybase, from October 1999 to January 2006, Mr. Jensen served as Chief Financial Officer of Dorado Network Systems Corporation, a provider of software solutions to financial service companies. Mr. Jensen also previously held several positions with Coopers & Lybrand, including audit manager. Mr. Jensen holds a B.S. in Business from California State University, Sacramento.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Human Resources Committee
• Audit Committee
• President of Hillspire LLC

Kenneth A. Goldman has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2020. Mr. Goldman has served as the President of Hillspire LLC, a family office management company, since September 2017. From October 2012 to June 2017, Mr. Goldman served as the Chief Financial Officer of Yahoo! Inc., a provider of internet content and services. Prior to this, Mr. Goldman was our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2007 to October 2012. From January 2015 to December 2017, Mr. Goldman served as a member of the PCAOB, Standing Advisory Group. From December 1999 to December 2003, Mr. Goldman served on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's primary advisory group. Mr. Goldman currently serves on the boards of directors of GoPro, Inc., RingCentral, Inc. and Zuora, Inc. Mr. Goldman is also on the board of directors of the Value Reporting Foundation ("VRF"), which is responsible for the financing, oversight, administration and appointment of the VRF Standard Board. Mr. Goldman holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Goldman has developed expertise in finance, including accounting and financial reporting, as a Chief Financial Officer of Yahoo! Inc. and in other finance roles, and has career experience managing human resources and legal functions. Mr. Goldman also has over ten years of outside board experience at the aforementioned companies and numerous other public and private companies. Chair of the Audit Committee Member of the Human Resources Committee

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Human Resources Committee
• Audit Committee
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fulgent Therapeutics Inc

Hsieh has served as a member of the Board of Directors since April 2013. Mr. Hsieh has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fulgent Therapeutics Inc., a cancer drug research and development company, since September 2012. From October 2010 to June 2012, Mr. Hsieh served as the President of 3M Cogent, Inc., a provider of global biometric identification solutions, following the acquisition of Cogent, Inc. by 3M Company in 2010. Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Hsieh served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the board of directors of Cogent since founding Cogent in 1990. Prior to that, Mr. Hsieh was a research and development engineer at International Rectifier Corporation, a manufacturer of semiconductors, from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Hsieh received a B.S.E.E. from the University of Southern California in 1983 and an M.S.E.E. from University of Southern California in 1984. Mr. Hsieh has leadership, operational and executive experience by serving as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the board of directors of Cogent. Member of the Audit Committee Member of the Human Resources Committee

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Board
• Chief Executive Officer
• Founder
• Member of the Executive Leadership Team
• Founder, Chairman and CEO of Fortinet
• Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO )

A cybersecurity expert and successful entrepreneur, Ken Xie is Founder, Chairman and CEO of Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader. Fortinet's broad portfolio of solutions spans network, infrastructure, edge, cloud and IoT, serving approximately 70 per cent of the Fortune 100 as well as Governments around the world. Its security driven networking approach combines security and networking to deliver the most advanced, AI driven protection across the entire attack surface. Fortinet is the third cybersecurity company founded by Ken that has been instrumental in shaping the cybersecurity industry. His second company, Netscreen developed the industry's first ASIC and dedicated hardware systems for high-performance firewalls and VPNs and was acquired by Juniper for $4 billion. Ken earned an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Ken is a member of the board for the Cyber Threat Alliance and the Center for Cybersecurity for the World Economic Forum. Ken Xie has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since he cofounded Fortinet in October 2000. He previously served as our President until November 2013. Prior to cofounding Fortinet, Mr. Ken Xie was the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of NetScreen Technologies, Inc., a provider of network security products, which was acquired by Juniper Networks, Inc. in April 2004. Additionally, Mr. Ken Xie was Chief Executive Officer of SIS, Inc. and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In addition to the Board of Directors, Mr. Ken Xie has served on the board of directors of TeleNav, Inc. since July 2012. Mr. Ken Xie received a B.S. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University in China and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Mr. Ken Xie has more than 25 years of technical and management experience in the networking and security industries, which includes his roles as a founder of Fortinet, NetScreen and SIS and as President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the foregoing companies. The Board of Directors also believes Mr. Ken Xie provides valuable perspective and experience as a co-founder of Fortinet and one of its largest stockholders.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Social Responsibility Committee
• Chief Technology Officer
• Founder
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Executive Leadership Team
• President
• Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer ( CTO )

Michael Xie has dedicated his career to the network security industry. For two decades, he has been relentlessly driving innovations at Fortinet, in areas of technology, products and services. He was honored with the 2009 Tech Innovator Awards by Everything Channel's CRN. He was also named a 2006 Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and a Top Technology Innovator by VARBusiness Magazine in 2004. Michael has an M.S. degree in electrical & computer engineering from the University of Manitoba as well as M.S. degrees in automobile engineering from Tsinghua University. Michael Xie has served as our President and Chief Technology Officer since November 2013 and as a member of the Board of Directors since February 2001. He previously served as our Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer after co-founding Fortinet in October 2000. Prior to co-founding Fortinet, he held positions as Vice President of Engineering for ServGate Technologies, Inc., a network security provider that was acquired by Amarium Technologies, Inc. in April 2006, Software Director and Architect for NetScreen and Senior Software Engineer for Milkyway Networks Corporation, a network security solutions provider. Mr. Michael Xie has an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Manitoba in Canada, as well as a B.S. and an M.S. in automobile engineering from Tsinghua University in China. Mr. Michael Xie has more than 20 years of technical and operational experience in the network security industry, which includes positions as the President and Chief Technology Officer of Fortinet, the Vice President of Engineering of ServGate and the Software Director and Architect of NetScreen. The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Michael Xie's deep technical knowledge is invaluable in developing and improving Fortinet's technology and network security products. The Board of Directors also believes Mr. Michael Xie provides valuable perspective and experience as a co-founder of Fortinet and one of its largest stockholders. Chair of the Social Responsibility Committee

Job Titles:

• Chief Revenue Officer & EVP Support

Patrice Perche has more than 20 years of experience in the IT security industry. Patrice is responsible for managing Fortinet's international sales and support operations worldwide. He has been with Fortinet since 2004, leveraging his extensive experience in successfully penetrating and growing new territories, recruiting and nurturing a value-add channel partners network, and accelerating the company's footprint in the enterprise market. Prior to joining Fortinet, he was co-founder and CEO of Risc Group, a French-based company focusing on IT Security with pan-European operations. Patrice graduated from Insa Lyon and holds a master's degree in computer engineering.

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• SVP Finance and Investor Relations

Peter Salkowski brings more than 18 years of financial market experience to Fortinet, with a strong track record in equity research and investor relations. Peter is responsible for crafting and communicating Fortinet's investment thesis to investors. Prior to Fortinet, Peter was the head of investor relations for GoPro. Previously, Peter was a managing director at The Blueshirt Group, and the head of investor relations at DreamWorks Animation. Before becoming an investor relations professional in 2009, Peter was an Institutional Investor-rated equity research analyst at Goldman Sachs. Before working on Wall Street, Peter taught high school-level mathematics. Peter is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he earned an M.B.A. as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees.

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• Executive Vice President, Technology and Product Management

Robert May has more than 25 years of experience in the networking and security industries. Since joining Fortinet in early 2004, Robert has been responsible for overseeing the product roadmap and engineering execution. Leveraging years of experience and direct engagement with global customers, Robert has driven the successful launch of many new product lines and cloud-based services in Fortinet's portfolio. Prior to joining Fortinet, he held senior engineering and product positions at Nortel Networks, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and IP Infusion, Inc. Robert holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Job Titles:

• Independent Director
• Lead Independent Director
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Governance Committee
• Member of the Social Responsibility Committee

William H. Neukom has served as a member of the Board of Directors since January 2013 and has served as our Lead Independent Director since April 2018. Mr. Neukom is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the World Justice Project, an organization devoted to promoting the rule of law throughout the world. He is a retired partner in the Seattle office of the international law firm K&L Gates LLP and is a lecturer at Stanford Law School, where he teaches a seminar on the rule of law. He is a member of the Dean's Council at Stanford Law School and was its chair from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Neukom was the Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Giants major league baseball team from 2008 to 2011, and served as its Chairman Emeritus during 2012. He is a trustee emeritus of Dartmouth College, having served as chair of the board from 2004 to 2007, and was president of the American Bar Association from 2007 to 2008, and was awarded the ABA Medal in 2020. Mr. Neukom was previously the lead lawyer for Microsoft Corporation for nearly 25 years, managing its legal, government affairs and philanthropic activities. He retired from Microsoft as its Executive Vice President of Law and Corporate Affairs in 2002, when he returned to Preston, Gates & Ellis LLP and served as the firm's chairman from 2003 until its merger with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP in 2007. Mr. Neukom also serves on the board of several not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Neukom earned an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an LL.B. from Stanford University. Mr. Neukom has business leadership, operational, legal and executive experience as a result of his service as Managing General Partner and Chief Executive Officer of San Francisco Baseball Associates, as President of the American Bar Association, as a partner at an international law firm and as the Executive Vice President of Law and Corporate Affairs for Microsoft. The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Neukom, with his experience with the technology industry and his expertise in legal, governance and compliance matters, brings a unique and valuable perspective to the Board of Directors. Member of the Governance Committee Member of the Social Responsibility Committee