Claude Le Blond

Who is Claude Le Blond?

Claude Le Blond joined Segway Inc. in October 2004 as Vice President

of International Business. Le Blond is responsible for cultivating

markets outside of North America, establishing distributors and direct

retail channels abroad and managing regulatory efforts overseas.

Le

Blond came to Segway from Gen-X Sports, a Canadian-based designer and

manufacturer of sporting equipment, where he served as General Manager

of the International Division since 2000. Under his leadership,

international sales grew from $3 million to $17 million annually. Prior

to that, Le Blond worked at Nike/Bauer as the Director of International

Sales. As he expanded the company's international presence, Le Blond

excelled to Vice President and General Manager of Nike/Bauer's European

and International markets. During his four years with the company,

international sales increased by 35 percent and the company more than

tripled its international representation.

He began his

career in product management, and marketing and advertising for sports

equipment manufacturers, including Sport Dinaco and Raichle Sportschuhe

AG (Raichle). He has also owned his own consulting agency.

A

native Canadian, Le Blond earned a diploma in Law from Collège

d'enseignement general et professional, Montreal, Canada. He is

currently based in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland.