Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
CFO, Vice President & Secretary |
Current |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| RF International Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| RF International Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Long Island University |
M.S. in Accounting |
Former |
| Boston University |
B.S. in Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Current |
| Endeavour Advisors, LLC |
Managing Director, Endeavour Advisors, Llc |
Current |
| Threecore |
Principal, Mark J. Bonney Consulting Services |
Current |
| Angel Investor Forum |
Chairman |
Current |
| Community Health Center, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Threecore |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Connecticut Venture Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Angel Capital Association |
Member |
Current |
| Turnaround Management Association |
Member |
Current |
| Connecticut Venture Group |
Member |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Member |
Current |
| Mjb Consulting |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Axsys Technologies, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Zygo Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Axsys Technologies, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Zygo Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Angel Investor Forum |
Founder |
Former |
| Endeavour Advisors, LLC |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Endeavour Advisors, LLC |
Managing Partner |
Former |
| The Black & Decker Corporation |
|
Former |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Hartford |
MBA In Finance |
Former |
| Central Connecticut State University |
BS In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Vice President Corporate Development and Marketing |
Current |
| New York University |
M.B.A. in Management |
Former |
| Williams College |
B.A. In History |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Vice President and Controller |
Current |
| Browning-Ferris Industries |
Office Manager |
Former |
| Browning-Ferris Industries |
District Controller |
Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Document Security Alliance |
Chairman |
Current |
| Tension Envelope Corporation |
Sales Executive |
Former |
| University of Rhode Island |
B.A. in Marketing |
Former |
Richard L. Robbins has served as a director since August 2006. Mr. Robbins served from October 2003 through January 2004 as Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting of Footstar, Inc., a nationwide retailer of footwear. He was Senior Vice President Financial Reporting and Control and Principal Financial Officer of Footstar, Inc. from January 2004 until March 2006. Footstar, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in March 2004 and emerged from bankruptcy in February 2006. From July 2002 to October 2003, Mr. Robbins was a partner in Robbins Consulting LLP, a financial, strategic and management consulting firm. From 1978 to 2002, Mr. Robbins was a partner of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Robbins is currently a member of the board of directors of BioScrip, Inc. a provider of comprehensive specialty pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management services and of Vital Signs, Inc., a manufacturer of medical products.
Salvatore D'Amato has served as ABNH's Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1999 and currently works closely with the Company's management and technical teams approximately two to three days per week. Mr. D'Amato also served as President and Chairman of the Board for ABNH from 1983 to 1990 and periodically served as an outside consultant to the Company between 1990 and 1999. Previously, Mr. D'Amato was President and Director of American Bank Note, the former parent company of ABNH. He previously served as Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Operations for American Bank Note. Mr. D'Amato holds an M.A. in Engineering from Columbia University.
Salvatore F. D Amato has served as our Chairman of the Board since April 1999 and as a director since March 1999. He was also our Chairman of the Board and President from 1983 to 1990 and was a consultant for us from time to time between 1990 and April 1999. Mr. D Amato was President and a director of American Banknote, our former parent corporation, from 1977 to 1983. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President, Engineering and Senior Vice President, Operations with ABN. Mr. D Amato holds a masters degree in Engineering from Columbia University.
Fred Whitridge, Jr. has served as a director since August 2007. Mr. Whitridge has served as the President of Evergreen Slate Co. Inc., a roofing slate provider since November 2004 and is the President and a majority shareholder Archipelago Corp., a family owned company engaged in consulting, finance and venture investments since 1993. Mr. Whitridge is a member of the board of directors of Crane AB, a subsidiary of Crane & Co., Harding Energy and Formtek. Mr. Whitridge was the president, director and a majority shareholder of Hippo Inc., a VoIP hardware and software company which filed a Chapter 7 petition in 2003. We appointed Mr. Whitridge as a director pursuant to an agreement entered into with Crane & Co., Inc. on June 30, 2000.
Mr. Davis has served as our Director since June 2007. Mr. Davis is a Managing Partner of Radius Ventures, a health and life sciences venture capital firm, which he co-founded in 1997. Mr. Davis currently serves on the board of directors of Health Language, Inc. and Heartscape Technologies, Inc., both Radius portfolio companies. He is also a member of the board of HealthCorps, a charitable organization engaged in educating youth on diet, nutrition and exercise. Mr. Davis earned an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. in Economics from The State University of New York at Binghamton.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Athersys, Inc. |
Managing Partner of Radius |
Current |
| Radius Ventures, LLC |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs Club |
Managing Partner of Radius Ventures |
Current |
| Foundation for The Advancement of Cardiac Therapies |
Managing Partner of Radius Ventures |
Current |
| Health Language, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Athersys, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Impliant Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Foundation for The Advancement of Cardiac Therapies |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zettacore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Bank Note Holographics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kbl Healthcare, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Voxware, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Cambridge Heart, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Radius Ventures, LLC |
Owner |
Former |
| Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
M.B.A |
Former |
| State University of New York at Binghamton |
B.A. In Economics |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
B.A. in Economics |
Former |
Kenneth H. Traub is our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Traub joined ABNH in 1999 and has led the company through an exciting transformation. Under Mr. Traub's leadership, ABNH has created a world-class organization, a strong financial position and a growing market position as a leading supplier of security devices for the protection of documents and products. Previously, Mr. Traub co-founded Voxware, Inc., a developer of digital speech processing technologies and served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Traub was Vice President of Trans-Resources, Inc., a diversified multi-national holding company. Mr. Traub holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a B.A. from Emory University.