Plantronics Inc. CEO Ken Kannappan has been a traveler all his life, racking up visits to more than 100 countries, first for his father’s work at the World Bank and later for his own vacations and business trips.
One of his latest trips: A visit to Washington, D.C., to accept the U.S. Secretary of State’s 2013 Award for Corporate Excellence. The Santa Cruz headset maker earned the accolade for its Tijuana manufacturing hub — a facility known as Plamex that offers education, exercise classes and even marriage ceremonies for employees.
In an edited interview, he shared his travel tales and ...