BNET Industries
Market Cap:$16.0M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$25.4M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Aerosonic has supplied precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft for over half a century. An industry leader, Aerosonic continues to focus on researching and developing the next generation of high technology aircraft products for global markets.
President, CEO & Director
Doug HillmanNumber of Employees 279
Contact Information
1212 N Hercules Ave
PO Box 4627
Clearwater, Florida 33765-1920
(727) 461-3000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing: 334511
Recent Events
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DLA Aviation and Missile Command Contracts With Aerosonic for Flight Instruments
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Aerosonic Reports Second Quarter Results
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Aerosonic Reports First Quarter Results
News & Analysis
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Aerosonic Corp. Posts Second Straight Quarterly Profit.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
CLEARWATER, Fla.--Nov. 19--Aerosonic Corp., a manufacturer of aircraft instruments, is starting to gain financial altitude. In the latest quarter, the company reported Monday a profit of $211,333, up from a loss of $169,000 in the same period last year. "We're fighting...
Aerosonic Corp. Accuses Former CEO of Fraud.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
CLEARWATER, Fla.--Oct. 4--Aerosonic Corp. sued its former chief executive and president David S. Goldman, the son-in-law of company founder Herbert Frank, accusing him of fraud, misappropriation of funds and other wrongdoing. The Clearwater-based maker of aviation instruments said the suit,...
Florida's Struggling Aerosonic Corp. Sheds Ordnance Division.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)
CLEARWATER, Fla.--Jun. 14--When J. Mervyn Nabors started his career in 1962 at Aerosonic Corp., he was busy delivering mail. Now, as company chairman, he's trying to deliver the Clearwater maker of aircraft instruments from red ink. In a first step, Aerosonic has sold the assets of...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Hillman | President, CEO & Director |
| Douglas Hillman | President, CEO and Director |
| Charles Pope | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Gary Colbert | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Kevin J. Purcell | Chief Financial Officer |
| Thomas Cason | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Wright Thomas | Executive Vice President, Coo |
| Carmelo Russo | Executive Vice President |
| P. Mark Perkins | Executive Vice President & Director |
| Sharon Boles | Manager, HR |
| Jeffery Hummel | Controller |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas E. Whytas | Chairman |
| Donald Russell | Board of Directors |
| Jack Rafferty | Board of Directors |
| Robert J. McGill | Board of Directors |
| Roy Robinson | Board of Directors |
Douglas Hillman , age 53, joined the Company in April, 2008 as our President and Chief Executive Officer. He also began serving as our Acting Chief Financial Officer in September 2008. Mr. Hillman has held various executive and management positions within the Aerospace industry for over 25 years. He joined Aerosonic from Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corporation, a manufacturer of precision guidance components, where he served as Vice President/General Manager since 2005. From 2001 through 2005, he worked for Bird Technologies Group, a designer/manufacturer of telecommunication devices, holding positions ranging from Vice President/General Manager to Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Bird Technologies Group, he held numerous management positions of increasing responsibility at Moog Inc. Mr. Hillman received MBA and BSEE degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He currently serves on the Dean s Council for the University s School of Engineering.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | President, CEO & Director | Current |
| Bird Technologies Group Inc. | Former | |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | MBA | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | Bsee Degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | President, CEO and Director | Current |
| Bird Technologies Group Inc. | Former | |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | MBA | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | Bsee Degrees | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | Degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Kowabunga! Technologies | Board of Directors | Current |
| UTEK Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
Thomas Cason , age 54, has served as the Company s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since August 2008. Mr. Cason has held a number of senior operations roles, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DeMorgan Communities, an affordable housing developer, from 2006 through 2008. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Operations Director at Honeywell Aerospace, a provider of cabin management systems for the private corporate jet industry. He holds MBA, MS and BS degrees from Virginia Tech.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Operations Director | Former |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | MS | Former |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | BS Degrees | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Executive Vice President, Coo | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Executive Vice President | Current |
P. Mark Perkins , age 52, joined the Company as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 1998 and has been a director since 1997. Mr. Perkins has over 19 years of experience in various segments of the aviation industry, most recently serving as Vice President of Marketing at Gulf Aerospace, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Executive Vice President & Director | Current |
| Aerosonic Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aerosonic Corporation | Interim President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Manager, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Controller | Current |
Thomas E. Whytas, age 43, has been a director since May, 2004. Mr. Whytas, a U.S. veteran, has 22 years of experience in the aerospace industry. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Medical Education Technologies Inc. (METI), the industry leader in medical simulation technology and a subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corporation. Prior to METI, he served 15 years at CAE USA Inc. in positions of increasing responsibility up through the position of Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director of CAE s U.S. operations. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Whytas also holds a Master s Degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Education Technologies, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Aerosonic Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| University of South Florida | Masters Degree In Accounting | Former |
Don Russell is Managing Director of CEA. He has been Chairman of the Investment Committee for CEA Capital Partners USA, L.P., a $150 million equity fund since its inception in February 1997. Don has also been a member of the Investment Committee of Seaport Capital Partners II, LP, a $262 million equity fund since its inception in February 2000. Both of these funds are focused on the entertainment, media, telecommunications and information technology industries and are operated by CEA through its subsidiary, CEA Capital Advisors, LLC. Don is currently a director of two public companies, eTrials Worldwide, Inc. and Aerosonic Corporation, and one private company, Fuzzie Buddies LLC. From October 2004 through February 2006, Don was Vice Chairman of the Board for CEA Acquisition Corporation, a publicly traded Specified Purpose Acquisition Corporation ("SPAC"), which raised $24,150,000 in February 2004. From July 1987 to June 1994, Don was President of CEA's New York affiliate, CEA, Inc. and was responsible for overseeing CEA's mergers, acquisitions and corporate financing businesses in the cable television and broadcasting industries. Before joining CEA in 1978, he was employed by the National Westminster Bank, USA and was responsible for media and communications lending. Don was a Director of Colonial Cablevison Corporation; River City Broadcasting; the International Radio and Television Society Foundation; Visual Services, Inc.; Cablesoft; Strategic Publications, LLC; and BioCentrex, LLC. Don received a B.A. degree in Economics from Colgate University. He was also elected to the Society of International Business Fellows in 2000.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cea Capital Advisors, LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Cea, Llp | Managing Director | Current |
| Communications Equity Associates, LLC | CEA Acquisition Corporation | Current |
| Etrials, Inc. | Chair | Current |
| Communications Equity Associates, LLC | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Biocentrex, LLC | Director | Current |
| Etrials, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Strategic Publications, LLC | Director | Current |
| etrials Worldwide, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Aerosonic Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Westminster Bank PLC | media and communications lending | Former |
| International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc | Former | |
| Colgate University | B.A. Degree In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aerosonic Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| ELDEC Corporation | President | Former |
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