ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On September 1, 2009, the Board of Directors of Brightpoint, Inc. (the
"Company") appointed the Honorable Thomas J. Ridge to serve on the Company's
Board of Directors. Governor Ridge was appointed as a Class III director.
Governor Ridge will serve as a member of the Company's Compensation and Human
Resources Committee.
Governor Ridge is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Global, LLC,
Washington, D.C., a global strategic consulting company. He has held that
position since July 2006. From April 2005 to July 2006, he was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Ridge LLC. From October 2001 to February 2005,
Governor Ridge was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior
to his service as Secretary of Homeland Security, he was Governor of
Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a director of The Hershey Company, Exelon
Corporation and Vonage Holdings Corp.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Governor Ridge and any
other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company and
Governor Ridge is not party to any transactions with the Company that require
disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. As an independent director
of the Company, Governor Ridge will receive an annual cash retainer of $120,000.
