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| Kevin P. Duffy has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2007. Mr. Duffy previously served our company as Senior Vice President — Corporate Development and Marketing from March 2006, and Vice President from June 2003 to March 2006. From July 2002 to June 2003, Mr. Duffy served as a consultant to our company. From August 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Duffy attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he received a Masters of Business Administration. From August 2000 to January 2002, Mr. Duffy worked for ThinkTank Holdings LLC, a private venture capital firm located in Southern California, and one of its portfolio companies, as Vice President of Business Development and then as Executive Vice President. Mr. Duffy’s previous experience includes serving as Director of Strategy at Clarion Corporation of America, as well as consulting with Bain & Company and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Duffy holds an A.B. in Economics from Princeton University. |
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President – Directed Canada
Senior Vice President - Engineering and Product Development
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| Mark E. Rutledge has served as our President – Directed Canada since November 2008, and as our Senior Vice President — Engineering and Product Development since March 2006. Rutledge has been employed with our company in various capacities since 1994, including as Vice President from January 2001 - 2006. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Rutledge served as a mobile electronics specialist in both retail sales and installations. Mr. Rutledge received a Bachelors of Science and Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego. Mr. Rutledge also received a Master of Science in Executive Leadership from the University of San Diego. |
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| Derek Schumann currently serves as President of our business unit focused exclusively on the development of our OEM integration products. A successful entrepreneur, Schumann founded Trilogix Electronic Systems, a company specializing in the design and development of vehicle interface solutions, in 1997. 10 years later, Trilogix was acquired by DEI Holdings, and in April 2008, DEI Holdings’ three Canadian subsidiaries (Autostart, Directed Electronics Canada, and Trilogix) were amalgamated into one corporate entity now known as Directed Canada, in which Mr. Schumann served as President. Schumann graduated from Bishop’s University with a Divisional Major in Economics and Political Science, and a minor in Philosophy. |
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| Senior Vice President - Sales and Customer Care |
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| Glenn R. Busse has served as our Senior Vice President — Sales since January 2007. Mr. Busse has served our company in various capacities since joining our company in 1986 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Busse served as the National Sales Manager of Black Bart Systems, a vehicle security company. Mr. Busse received his baccalaureate certification from Lycee Paul Langevin in Surenes, France and is fluent in French. |
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| Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer |
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| Richard J. Hirshberg has served as our Senior Vice President — Finance and Treasurer since November 2007. Prior to his appointment to this position, Mr. Hirshberg served as our Vice President — Treasurer since March 2007 and Vice President — Internal Audit and Compliance from September 2005 to March 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Hirshberg served as our Chief Financial Officer and Vice President — Finance from March 2001 to September 2005. From January 1998 to March 2001, Mr. Hirshberg worked for several start-up companies in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer. From January 1991 to December 1997, Mr. Hirshberg served in various capacities, culminating in the position of Chief Financial Officer, for McGaw, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical manufacturer. Mr. Hirshberg is a Certified Public Accountant and spent over 11 years at Arthur Andersen & Co. in various capacities. Mr. Hirshberg received a Bachelors Degree from Northwestern University and a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. |
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| Vice President - General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary |
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| KC Bean has served as our Vice President and General Counsel since July 2004 and as our Secretary since November 2005. From August 2003 to July 2004, Mr. Bean served as our General Counsel, and from September 2000 to August 2003, Mr. Bean served as our Director of Intellectual Property. From September 1997 to September 2000, Mr. Bean attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor. Mr. Bean holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Boise State University and is licensed to practice law in the State of California and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
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| Vice President - Operations |
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| Michael N. Smith has served as our Vice President — Operations since March 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Smith served as our Vice President — Operations and IT since March 2006, as Vice President — Operations, Human Resources and Information Technology from February 2005 to March 2006, and as a Vice President from April 2002 until February 2005. From 1990 until April 2002, Mr. Smith served in various capacities for Ford Motor Company, including information technology, mergers and acquisitions, business strategy, and the Wingcast division. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelors Degree, with Highest Honors, in Business Administration/Operations Management from Auburn University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration/Information Technology from the University of Texas at Austin. |
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| Vice President - Sales, Western Region |
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| J. Steven Wood has served as our Vice President — Sales since July 2006. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Wood served as the Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for Bernie’s, a retailer of appliances and televisions in the New England from July 2005 to July 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Wood served as Vice President of Merchandising for Ultimate Electronics, a retailer of consumer electronics product from March 2000 to March 2005. Mr. Wood is a 31 year veteran of the consumer electronic industry with experience in many different facets of the industry with most coming from retail. |
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| Vice President - Sales, Eastern Region |
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| Al Fontane has been in Directed’s sales organization for more than 15 years as a Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and Vice President. He leads a team of a dozen Sales Managers and Independents in the country’s most populous region, east of the Mississippi River. He also has an extensive background in the Military Post Exchange marketplace. |
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