Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Joseph Carleone |
Director, President & COO |
| Dana M. Kelley |
Cfo, Treasurer & Vice President |
| Jeffrey M. Gibson |
CTO & Vice President |
| Seth L. Van Voorhees |
CFO, Vice President & Treasurer |
| Ben Brown |
Vice President of Corporate |
| Dave A. Thayer |
Vice President & General Manager, Operations, Utah |
| Dirk Venderink |
Vice President, Engineering |
| Fortunato Villamagna |
Vice President, Business Dev |
| Kent Richman |
Vice President, Res & Product Dev |
| Linda G. Ferguson |
Secretary & Vice President, Admin |
| Martin P. Burnley |
Vice President, Sales |
| Robert Huebner |
Vice President, Ampac, ISP |
| Brad Meikle |
Founder |
| Cliff Harding |
Sales Executive |
| Sheldon G. Gross |
Secretary |
Board of Directors
"Joseph Carleone, Ph.D. was appointed as a director in July 2006, and on October 15, 2006, became the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Since September 2007, Dr. Carleone has served as a director for Reinhold Industries, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of advanced system composition components. From November 2005 through September 2006, Dr. Carleone served as Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer of Irvine Sensors Corporation, a designer, developer, manufacturer and seller of vision systems and miniaturized electronic products for defense, security and commercial applications, and from March 2003 through November 2005, he served as a member of the board of directors of Irvine Sensors Corporation. Dr. Carleone also served as President of Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC, a business unit of GenCorp Inc., and Vice President of GenCorp Inc., a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment, from September 2000 to November 2005. From 1999 to 2000, he was Vice President and General Manager of Remote Sensing Systems at Aerojet. In addition, he served as Vice President, Operations from 1997 to 2000.
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| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Director, President & COO |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Irvine Sensors Corporation |
Chief Product Officer |
Former |
| Irvine Sensors Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| GenCorp Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Aerojet |
Vice President |
Former |
| Aerojet |
General Manager |
Former |
| GenCorp Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
"Dana M. Kelley was appointed as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company on October 1, 2006. She was originally retained as a financial consultant to the Company in July 2005, and was subsequently appointed Director of Finance on February 1, 2006 before assuming her current position. Ms. Kelley was employed by Shuffle Master, Inc. as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller from May 2002 through April 2005; UNOVA, Inc. as Corporate Controller from September 1999 through April 2002; and Deloitte and Touche LLP from September 1991 through September 1999, most recently as Audit Senior Manager.
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Jeffrey M. Gibson serves as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. He has been employed by the Company since 1988. Mr. Gibson is a Director of Operations - Halotron Division, Director of Environmental Services - Nevada Operations, Manager of Special Projects for the American Azide Subsidiary, and oversees the Corporate IT Department. He managed the development of, and continues to manage the operations for, our Henderson, Nevada ground remediation project that commenced in 2005. In addition, he has been the Director of Operations for the Halotron Division.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
CTO & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
CFO, Vice President & Treasurer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Henderson Chamber of Commerce |
Vice President of Corporate Real Estate for Americ |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President of Corporate |
Current |
| Henderson Chamber of Commerce |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Director of Corporate Real Estate |
Former |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Mba |
Former |
| Utah State University |
Degree In Business, Marketing |
Former |
Dave A. Thayer serves as the Company’s Vice President, General Manager Utah Operations, a position he has held since 2006. Mr. Thayer has been employed by the company since 1984. During his years with the Company he has served as the Division Vice President, Production for American Pacific Corp. Utah Operations from 1994 to 2006, as the Plant Manger of the American Azide plant from 1992 to 1993, as the Production Manager for Western Electrochemical Company, from 1988 to 1991, and as a Process Engineer with Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON), the Company’s former operating subsidiary in Henderson, Nevada from 1984 to 1988.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President & General Manager, Operations, Utah |
Current |
Dirk Venderink serves as the Company’s Vice President, Engineering. Mr. Venderink also manages PEPCON Systems, the company’s Water treatment Division. Mr. Venderink joined AMPAC in 1993 and he has served as Corporate Engineering Manager and Director of Engineering. Amongst other responsibilities he has been responsible for managing the Capital Expenditure Program for the AMPAC divisions. From 1973 through 1993, Mr. Venderink was employed by several well known large International Engineering and Consulting firms, including Fluor, FosterWheeler and Raytheon, His responsibilities included projects execution, project and construction management for large EPC industrial projects.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| International Engineering |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| AMPAC Development Company |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President, Business Dev |
Current |
Dr. Richman has served as the Company’s Vice President, Research and Product Development since February, 2006. He served as the Company’s Director of Analytical Laboratories and Product Development from 1996 until 2006. Dr. Richman has experience in several aspects of defense and aerospace research and development, including coatings development for camouflage and concealment, and development of liquid and solid propellant formulations. In addition, Dr. Richman has spent over 20 years managing the technical and quality control aspects of environmental analytical laboratories, including those at American Pacific Corporation, Deseret Laboratories, Ranchers Exploration and Development Corporation, and Southern Utah University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President, Res & Product Dev |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| AMPAC Development Company |
Vice President, Admin |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Secretary & Vice President, Admin |
Current |
| Western Electrochemical Company |
Secretary |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| AMPAC Development Company |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
Robert Huebner has been the Company's Vice President, Ampac-ISP since October 1, 2004. Ampac-ISP was formerly the liquid propulsion division of Atlantic Research Corporation, a subsidiary of Aerojet-General Corporation, where Mr. Huebner served as Vice President from October 2003 throuqh September 2004. Mr. Huebner also served in the capacity of Manaqinq Director (1999-2001), Director of Proqram Manaqement (2001-2002), and Vice President (2002-2003) for Atlantic Research Corporation, when it was a subsidiary of Sequa Corporation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Vice President, Ampac, ISP |
Current |
| AMPAC Development Company |
Vice President |
Current |
Brad formed AMPAC in January 2003 to pursue thorough, objective and globally based research on the Semiconductor & Technology Hardware Industry. From 2001 to 2002, Brad was the semiconductor analyst at P.A.W. Partners in Greenwich, CT. Previously Brad wrote The Daily Flow, a technology newsletter where he correctly anticipated pending capitulation in the telecom industry when it was in nascent stages of developing. (see Archives 10/00, 04/01, 05/01 ). Brad began his career in research sales at Gabelli & Company, and graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the State University of New York at Albany in 1996.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Founder |
Current |
| Ampac - Technology Research |
Founder |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Sales Executive |
Current |
Berlyn D. Miller was elected as a director of the Company in November 1993. Mr. Miller was a director of First National Bank of Nevada and its successor First Interstate Bank of Nevada from 1980 until 1996. Mr. Miller was also a director of Western Electrochemical Company, the Company's former principal operating subsidiary, from 1989 until 1995. Mr. Miller was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACME Electric of Las Vegas, Nevada, a construction contractor, until 1997, a position he held for more than five years. For more than five years, Mr. Miller has been Chief Executive Officer of Berlyn Miller & Associates, a government relations and business consulting firm.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Berlyn Miller and Associates |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| AMPAC Development Company |
CEO |
Former |
| Winston Electric |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Winston Electric |
President |
Former |
| Winston Electric |
Chairman |
Former |
| Western Electrochemical Company |
Director |
Former |
| First National Bank of Nevada |
Director |
Former |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Chair, Anesthesiologist, Atlanta, Georgia |
Current |
Norval F. Pohl, Ph.D. has been a director of the Company since 1986. Dr. Pohl was also a director of Western Electrochemical Company, the Company's former principal operating subsidiary, from 1989 until 1995. Since July 2007, Dr. Pohl has served as Chancellor of the Prescott, Arizona campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace. From October 2000 to September 2006, Dr. Pohl served as President of the University of North Texas, where he also served as Provost and Executive Vice President from January 1999 through October 2000. He was the Vice President of Finance and Administration of the University of Nevada Las Vegas from 1994 to 1998, and also served as the Dean of its College of Business and Economics from 1986 to 1994. Dr. Pohl is also a director of the Flagstaff Institute, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Flagstaff Institute |
Director |
Current |
| University of North Texas |
President |
Former |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Vice President of Finance and Administration |
Former |
| Western Electrochemical Company |
Director |
Former |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Dr. Aslam Malik has served as the President of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Ampac Fine Chemicals, LLC, since December 2005. From 2003 to November 2005, Dr. Malik served as Vice President of Technology and Business Development of Aerojet Fine Chemicals, LLC, a business unit of GenCorp, Inc., and Vice President of GenCorp, Inc., a technology-based manufacturing company in aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical fine chemicals and automotive businesses. From August 2000 through July 2003, Dr. Malik served as a Director of Research and Development of Aerojet Fine Chemicals, LLC.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
C. Keith Rooker, Esq. has been a director of the Company since 1988. Mr. Rooker was the Executive Vice President of the Company from 1988 to July 1997, and was also a Vice President of the Company from 1985 to 1988 and the Company's Secretary and General Counsel from 1985 to July 1997. Mr. Rooker has been a Partner in the Las Vegas, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah law firm of Rooker Rawlins LLP for more than five years. The Company has retained this law firm in the past and during the current fiscal year; however, services provided are nominal.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Dean M. Willard was elected as a director of the Company in January 1997. Mr. Willard is an executive, business owner and investor. He has been affiliated since 1999 with the Jordan Company, L.P., a New York based private equity investment company. Mr. Willard, in partnership with the Jordan Company, manages an aerospace group of companies whose focus is the manufacture and supply management of non-metallic materials used for the manufacture and maintenance of aerospace equipment. Since January 2007, Mr. Willard has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Reinhold Industries, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of advanced system composition components affiliated with the Jordan Company. Mr. Willard is also Chairman of the Board for several other Jordan-affiliated companies including, Advanced Chemistry & Technology Inc. (since 2006), a supplier of specialty sealants, adhesives and primers to the aircraft market, Proformance Technology (since 2006), a re-manufacturer of automobile engines and parts, and Haas TCM (since 2008), a chemical management services business. From August 1999 to December 2004, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Permatex, Inc. and its parent company PBT Brands, Inc. Additionally, Mr. Willard serves on a number of other charitable and corporate boards including Sangha Associates, a family owned business which provides equity and management to various corporations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Haas Corporation |
Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Npri |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| NTS Development Company |
Director |
Current |
| Cashman Equipment Company |
Director |
Current |
| Southern Utah University |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Co-Production |
|
Former |
| Nevada Development Authority |
Chairman |
Former |
| Nevada Power Company |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC |
Director |
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dresdner Kleinwort |
Managing Director |
Former |
| AMPAC Development Company |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Chesapeake Partners, Inc |
Portfolio Manager |
Former |
| Golf Trust of America Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Jane L. William s was elected as a director of the Company in November 1993. Ms. Williams was also a director of Western Electrochemical Company, the Company s former principal operating subsidiary, from 1989 until 1995. Ms. Williams is the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TechTrans International, Inc. of Houston, Texas, a provider of technical language support services, a position she has held since 1993. Before founding TechTrans International, Ms. Williams was a consultant to businesses in the aerospace industry for more than five years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Jane L. Williams was elected as a director of the Company in November 1993. Ms. Williams was also a director of Western Electrochemical Company, the Company’s former principal operating subsidiary, from 1989 until 1995. Ms. Williams is the President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TechTrans International, Inc. of Houston, Texas, a provider of technical language support services, a position she has held since 1993. Before founding TechTrans International, Ms. Williams was a consultant to businesses in the aerospace industry for more than five years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Western Electrochemical Company |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Olshan Law |
|
Current |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board member |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Pacific Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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