BNET Industries

Market Cap:$166.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$261.4M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

X-Rite, Incorporated (also referred to as X-Rite, the Company, our, we, or us) is a technology company that develops a full range of color management systems and solutions. The Companys technologies assist manufacturers, retailers, and distributors in achieving precise color appearance throughout their global supply chain. X-Rite products also assist printing companies, graphic designers, and professional photographers in achieving precise color reproduction of images across a wide range of devices and from the first to the last print. The Companys products also provide retailers color harmony solutions at point of purchase. The key markets served include Imaging and Media, Industrial, and Retail. A more detailed discussion of X-Rite products and markets appears below.

President, Chief Executive Officer
Thomas J. Vacchiano
Number of Employees 913
Contact Information

4300 44th St SE

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49512

xrite.com

(616) 803-2100

NAICS Code Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing: 333315

Recent Events

  • X-Rite reports net loss of $9 million

    11/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • X-Rite Launches Passport For Raw Color Power

    11/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Kentwood-based X-Rite hires fifth chief financial officer in two years

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play XRIT

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Kentwood-based X-Rite hires fifth chief financial officer in two years

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • X-Rite Hires Rajesh Shah As CFO - Quick Facts

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • X-Rite Appoints Chief Financial Officer

    10/23/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • Testing & Measuring Instruments: More Versatile, Compact, Affordable

    9/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • X-Rite and Compose Systems Extend their Partnership to Offer Automated Accurate Dot-for-Dot...

    9/11/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • New version of Mellow Colour's PrintSpecFlatline to Support X-Rite's New EasyTrax

    9/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • X-Rite interim Chief Financial Officer Bradley Freiburger resigns

    9/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story

News & Analysis

amazys holding ag and x-rite inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas J. Vacchiano President, Chief Executive Officer
Bradley J. Freiburger Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Francis Lamy Cto & Executive Vice President
Bernard J. Berg Senior Vice President, Engineering
Jeffrey L. Smolinski Senior Vice President, Operations
Tim Kardish Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Brad Freiburger Controller & Vice President
Eric Harsh Vice President of X, Rite Color Services
Quinten E Ward Co-Founder
Randy Francisco Worldwide Director
John Kowalski Manager, Marketing
Kenneth Phillips Product Manager, Non, Contact Industrial Division
Laura Pursley Manager, Product, Pressroom Solutions
Hong Quarry Bay
James Vogh Engineer
Kaiserin Augusta Allee Head of Technology
Tricia Liu

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Colin M. Farmer Board of Directors
Daniel M. Friedberg Board of Directors
David A. Eckert Board of Directors
David M. Cohen Board of Directors
Gideon Argov Board of Directors
James A. Knister Board of Directors
John E. Utley Board of Directors
L. Peter Frieder Board of Directors
Mark D. Weishaar Board of Directors
Rufus S. Teesdale Board of Directors
Stantley W. Cheff Board of Directors

Thomas (Tom) J. Vacchiano Jr., President and CEO, as well as a Member of the Board of Directors, joined X-Rite as part of the July 2006 Amazys acquisition. Tom served since January 2001 as President and CEO for Amazys Holding AG. Amazys was a publicly traded color technology company headquartered in Switzerland and holding company of GretagMacbeth. Tom built his career in a number of large multinational technology companies including NCR, AT&T, DEC, and Xerox. Before joining Amazys as its’ CEO, Tom was President and CEO of Xerox Engineering Systems (XES). XES was a $400 million subsidiary of Xerox and a part of Xerox New Enterprises. Tom joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1994 where he was given an increasing range of responsibilities over his 4 years in the $6 billion Systems Business Unit. He held the position of Vice President of Sales Operations and Planning, and reported to the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the division. Prior to joining DEC, Tom spent 17 years with NCR during its time as an independent company and after its acquisition by AT&T. Starting his career with NCR in 1977, Tom held a series of increasingly responsible positions in finance, sales, marketing and general management. Before departing the company in 1994, Tom held the position of Vice President of Marketing for NCR’s $2 billion Personal Computer Business. Tom is a graduate of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and MBA with a concentration in finance.

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated President, Chief Executive Officer Current
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Bradley (Brad) J. Freiburger – Chief Financial Officer (Interim), has served as X-Rite’s Vice President and Controller since March 2008, where he has been responsible for the oversight of the SEC and financial reporting, global general accounting, tax, global credit, and global budgeting and analysis functions. Prior to his position with X-Rite, he held management positions with Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen. Brad is a CPA and earned a master's degree in business administration from Michigan State University.

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer Current
X-Rite, Incorporated Corporate Controller Current

Dr. Francis Lamy, Chief Technology Officer, joined X-Rite as part of the July 2006 Amazys acquisition. Francis served as Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer for GretagMacbeth AG (Amazys Holding AG) from 2002-2006, covering strategy, innovation, and business development functions. Amazys was a publicly traded color technology company headquartered in Switzerland. Francis joined GretagMacbeth in 1999, leading the Digital Imaging division at GretagMacbeth, where he architected and executed GretagMacbeth's transformation from an instrument manufacturer to a solution provider. Prior to joining GretagMacbeth, Francis was the founder and president of Dalim, a workflow software company for the graphic arts markets, which he conducted from inception to world scale deployment. Earlier in his career, in his post-doc days, Francis was assistant professor of Solid State Physics at the University of Strasbourg, and consultant to the French Ministry of Industry in innovation matters. Francis holds a PhD in physics from the University of Strasbourg, France.

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Cto & Executive Vice President Current
Graphic Intelligence Agency, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
University Corp. PhD In Physics Former

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X-Rite, Incorporated Senior Vice President, Engineering Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Senior Vice President, Operations Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Controller & Vice President Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Vice President of X, Rite Color Services Current

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Avtekair Founder Current
X-Rite, Incorporated Co-Founder Current
Avtekair Owner Current
Avtekair Chairman of the Board Current
Avtekair Board of Directors Current

Randy Francisco, Worldwide Director for Graphic Arts at X-Rite Inc., has been with the company since 1999. He has held a variety of roles at X-Rite, including Director of Strategic Planning, Director of Business Operations for Coherix - an X-Rite subsidiary, and Director of Business Development. Prior to X-Rite, Randy was Director of Marketing for McWhorter Technologies. Randy previously worked for The Dow Chemical Company for twenty years in a number of technical and business roles.

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Worldwide Director Current
I3FORUM, Inc Worldwide Director for Graphic Arts at X, Rite Inc. Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Manager, Marketing Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Product Manager, Non, Contact Industrial Division Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Manager, Product, Pressroom Solutions Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Current

James Vogh received his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering form the University of Tulsa in 1990 and a Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Systems from Boston University in 1998. During his Ph.D. he developed a neural network architecture for recognizing 3D objects. At Monaco Systems he developed ICC based calibration technologies. Since 2004, he is a principle engineer at X-Rite where he continues to develop calibration technology as conducts advanced research in color science.

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Engineer Current
International Color Consortium Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Head of Technology Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Current
Mediachip Corp Director of the Board Current
Mediachip Corp Chairman of The Board, CEO and Co-Founder Former
Concordia University PhD Former
Concordia University MS Degree In Applied Science Former
Tianjin University Former

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Gideon Argov is President and Chief Executive Officer of Entegris, taking the helm of the company immediately after its merger with Mykrolis finalized on August 5, 2005 - he had served as CEO of Mykrolis since November 2004. Prior to joining Mykrolis, Mr. Argov was managing director of Parthenon Capital, a Boston-based private equity partnership, since 2001. From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Argov led Kollmorgen Corporation as chairman, CEO and president. He served as CEO of High Voltage Engineering Corporation from 1988 to 1991. Mr. Argov currently serves on the boards of directors for Fundtech Corporation and Interline Brands, Inc. Mr. Argov received a BA in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Entegris, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Buckens Current
Fundtech Ltd. Chairman of the Board Current
Amazys Holding AG Board of Directors Current
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Interline Brands, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Breeze-Eastern Corporation Board of Directors Current
Entegris, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Helix Technologies Ltd Board of Directors Current
Kollmorgen Corporation CEO Former
Mykrolis Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
High Voltage Engineering CEO Former
Kollmorgen Corporation President Former
Parthenon Capital Inc. Managing Director Former
Interline Brands, Inc. Compensation Committee Chairman Former
Kollmorgen Corporation Chairman Former
Mykrolis Corporation Chairman Former
Fundtech Ltd. Board of Directors Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Harvard University BA In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

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X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
X-Rite, Incorporated Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • X-Rite and Alwan Announce Industry's First Automated Standardization Solution: IntelliTrax with...

    Forbes.com - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • X-Rite Sales drop 29%

    What They Think - 5/14/09 - View Story

  • X-Rite Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    TMC Net - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • X-Rite Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    Forbes.com - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • X-Rite Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    Reuters - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • X-Rite Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    TradingMarkets - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • X-Rite Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 5/13/09 - View Story

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     XRIT $2.14 0.00 (0.00% )
Average Volume 67,227
Shares Outstanding 77.91M
Market Cap 166.7M
Year High 2.775
Year Low 0.95
Earnings Per Share -1.62
P/E Ratio -1.32
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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