NETGEAR Promotes David Soares to Vice President of Europe, Middle East, and Africa Sales

IT Sales and Marketing Veteran Tapped to Expand Presence in International Markets

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — December 1, 2003 — NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that David Soares will assume the position of vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sales. Mr. Soares’ tenure with NETGEAR spans more than five years, serving the last three years as managing director of Europe. His primary focus in his new role will be to increase the company’s international market share in both home and small-and medium-size business networking while leveraging his expertise with retailers, direct marketers, and value-added resellers.

"David has been an integral part of our international team. His strategic vision in securing NETGEAR’s position as a leading networking vendor in Europe made this an easy promotion," said Patrick Lo, Chairman and CEO of NETGEAR. "With Europe and Asia quickly adopting broadband technology, it is no surprise that NETGEAR’s revenue from these regions is growing. We look to capitalize on David’s experience in driving regional initiatives to increase our momentum internationally."

"I am privileged to have been able to build a great team in Europe over the last 5 years," said David Soares. "I look forward to leading the international team towards new successes as our easy-to-use and affordable product range grows. Our channel partners are an integral part of our winning formula and their role will be as important as ever for customers to benefit from these new products to the marketplace."

David Soares joined NETGEAR in January 1998 as the U.K. country manager overseeing the sales strategy for retail, direct marketing and value-added reseller channels. He ascended to the rank of European managing director in April 2000, positioning NETGEAR as one of the top vendors of residential and small businesses networking equipment. Before joining NETGEAR, Mr. Soares was with Hayes Microcomputer Products, a modem and data communications manufacturer, later acquired by Zoom Telephonics. During this period, Mr. Soares initiated and developed direct marketing and retail channel relationships. He also assisted with product marketing and created Hayes’ first Internet starter kits for retails stores.

Mr. Soares will remain at NETGEAR’s U.K. offices in Bracknell, Berkshire.

About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small business and home users. The Company's suite of approximately 100 products enables users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.

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Various matters set forth in this press release, such as statements relating to potential market share growth in the international markets, including EMEA and the Asia-Pacific markets, the demand for networking products in general, and specifically the demand for NETGEAR products in these markets, the introduction of new products, including, as well as the expected performance characteristics, specifications, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses and market position of NETGEAR, Inc. and its products and technology in general are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the price/performance requirements of customers, the ability of NETGEAR to sell products incorporating the technology, the cost of conducting business internationally, the impact and pricing of competing technologies, the introduction of alternative technological solutions, and other risks detailed from time-to-time in NETGEAR's SEC filings and reports.

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