Arotech Board of Directors
Robert S. Ehrlich has
been our Chairman of the Board since January 1993 and our President
and Chief Executive Officer since October 2002. From May 1991 until
January 1993, Mr. Ehrlich was our Vice Chairman of the Board, and
from May 1991 until October 2002 he was our Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Ehrlich was a director of Eldat, Ltd., an Israeli manufacturer
of electronic shelf labels, from June 1999 to July 2003. From 1987
to June 2003, Mr. Ehrlich served as a director of PSC Inc. (“PSCX”),
a manufacturer and marketer of laser diode bar code scanners, and,
between April 1997 and June 2003, Mr. Ehrlich was the chairman of
the board of PSCX. Mr. Ehrlich received a B.S. and J.D. from Columbia
University in New York, New York.
Steven Esses has
been a director since July 2002 and our Executive Vice President
since January 2003 and Chief Operating Officer since February 2003.
From 2000 till 2002, Mr. Esses was a principal with Stillwater Capital
Partners, Inc., a New York-based investment research and advisory
company (hedge fund) specializing in alternative investment strategies.
During this time, Mr. Esses also acted as an independent consultant
to new and existing businesses in the areas of finance and business
development. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Esses founded Dunkin’
Donuts in Israel and held the position of Managing Director and
CEO. Prior thereto, he was Director of Retail Jewelry Franchises
with Hamilton Jewelry, and before that he served as Executive Director
of Operations for the Conway Organization, a major off-price retailer
with 17 locations.
Dr. Jay M. Eastman has
been one of our directors since October 1993. Since November 1991,
Dr. Eastman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Lucid, Inc., which is developing laser technology applications
for medical diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Eastman has served as a
director of PSCX since April 1996 and served as Senior Vice President
of Strategic Planning from December 1995 through October 1997. Dr.
Eastman is also a director of Dimension Technologies, Inc., a developer
and manufacturer of 3D displays for computer and video displays,
and Centennial Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of PCMCIA cards.
From 1981 until January 1983, Dr. Eastman was Director of the University
of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, where he was
a member of the staff from September 1975 to 1981. Dr. Eastman holds
a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Optics from the University of Rochester in
New York.
Jack E. Rosenfeld has
been one of our directors since October 1993. Mr. Rosenfeld is also
a director of Maurice Corporation and a director of PSCX. Since
April 1998, Mr. Rosenfeld has been President and Chief Executive
Officer of Potpourri Collection Inc., a specialty catalog direct
marketer. Mr. Rosenfeld was President and Chief Executive Officer
of Hanover Direct, Inc., formerly Horn & Hardart Co., which
operates a direct mail marketing business, from September 1990 until
December 1995, and had been President and Chief Executive Officer
of its direct marketing subsidiary, since May 1988. Mr. Rosenfeld
holds a B.A. from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and an
LL.B. from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lawrence M. Miller was
elected to the board of directors in November 1996. Mr. Miller has
been a senior partner in the Washington D.C. law firm of Schwartz,
Woods and Miller since 1990. He served from August 1993 through
May 1996 as a member of the board of directors of The Phoenix Resource
Companies, Inc., a publicly traded energy exploration and production
company, and as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committee
of that board. That company was merged into Apache Corporation in
May 1996. Mr. Miller holds a B.A. from Dickinson College in Carlisle,
Pennsylvania and a J.D. with honors from George Washington University
in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the District of Columbia bar.
Edward J. Borey has
been a director since December 2003. From December 2000 to September
2003, Mr. Borey served as President, Chief Executive Officer and
a director of PSCX. PSCX filed a voluntary petition for relief under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in November 2002;its pre-negotiated
plan of re organization was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court in
June 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Borey was President
and CEO of TranSenda (May 2000 to December 2000). Previously, Mr.
Borey held senior positions in the automated data collection industry.
At Intermec Technologies Corporation (1995-1999), he was Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and also Senior Vice
President/General Manager of the Intermec Media subsidiary. Mr.
Borey holds a B.S. in Economics from the State University of New
York, College of Oswego; an M.A. in Public Administration from the
University of Oklahoma; and an M.B.A. in Finance from Santa Clara
University.
Seymour Jones
was elected to the board of directors in July 2005. Professor Jones
is a clinical professor of accounting at New York University Stern
School of Business. Professor Jones teaches courses in auditing,
tax and legal aspects of entrepreneurism. He is also the Associate
Director of Ross Institute of Accounting Research at Stern School
of Business. Professor Jones has been with NYU Stern for ten years.
His primary research areas include audit committees, auditing, entrepreneurship,
financial reporting, and fraud. Professor Jones has been principal
author of numerous books including Conflict of Interest, The Cooper
& Lybrand Guide to Growing Your Business, The Emerging Business
and The Bankers Guide to Audit Reports and Financial Statements.
Before joining NYU Stern, Professor Jones was senior partner at
Coopers & Lybrand and S.D. Leidesdorf & Co. Professor Jones
is a certified public accountant in New York State. Professor Jones
received a B.A. in economics from City College, City University
of New York, and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern.
Elliot Sloyer
has served as a director since October 2007. Mr. Sloyer is a Managing
Member of WestLane Capital Management LLC, which he founded in 2005.
From 1992 until 2005, Mr. Sloyer was a founder and Managing Director
of Harbor Capital Management LLC, which managed convertible arbitrage
portfolios. Mr. Sloyer is active in community organizations and
currently serves on the investment committee of a charitable organization.
Mr. Sloyer has a B.A. from New York University.
Michael E. Marrus
has served as a director since October 2007. Mr. Marrus is a Managing
Director of C. E. Unterberg, Towbin, an investment banking firm
that was recently acquired by Collins Stewart plc, a London based
corporate broker traded on the London Stock Exchange. Prior to joining
Unterberg, Towbin in 1998, Mr. Marrus was a Principal and founding
member of Fieldstone Private Capital Group, an investment banking
firm specializing in corporate, project and structured finance.
Previously, he was employed at Bankers Trust Company, initially
in the Private Equity and Merchant Banking Groups and subsequently
in BT Securities, the securities affiliate of Bankers Trust. Mr.
Marrus has an A.B. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the
Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.
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