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| Michael S. Simmons joined Directed Electronics in 2008. Mr. Simmons has led a variety of businesses and brings extensive experience in the automotive and consumer electronics industries to Directed Electronics. His previous roles include Chief Marketing Officer of a major automotive aftermarket performance company, CFO of Sonance (a custom audio manufacturer), CEO of TechSpace (a technology infrastructure provider), and various management positions at Ford Motor Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a CPA, and he holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. |
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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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| 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 - Engineering and Product Development
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| Mark E. Rutledge has served as our Senior Vice President — Engineering and Product Development since March 2006, and served as Vice President from January 2001 to March 2006. Mr. Rutledge has been employed with our company in various capacities since 1994. 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 Masters of Science in Executive Leadership from the University of San Diego. |
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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 and General Counsel |
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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 - 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 - Human Resources |
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| Alan P. Heim has served as our Vice President — Human Resources since November 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Heim served as the Director of Human Resources of RF Magic, Inc (now Entropic Communications) from September 2006 to September 2007. From January 2004 to August 2006 Mr. Heim served as Vice President for HR Interactive, a management consulting firm. Mr. Heim served as Vice President of Operations and HR for Lathian Systems, a software development company from January 2000 to November 2006, and as Corporate Director, Human Resources for ICN Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Heim held multiple leadership positions over a 23 year career as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps and retired at the rank of Colonel. During his Marine Corps experience, Mr. Heim was awarded a Research Fellowship at Harvard where he studied and wrote on leadership and change. Mr. Heim holds a BA degree from Salem State College, and a MA in HR Management from Pepperdine University. He was awarded his SPHR (Senior Professional of Human Resources) certification in 1997. |
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| President - Directed Canada |
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| Derek Schumann has served as President of Directed Electronics Canada since January 2008. 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 Electronics Canada. Schumann graduated from Bishop’s University with a Divisional Major in Economics and Political Science, and a minor in Philosophy. |
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