Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Lawrence Hagemann |
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer |
| Rob R. Taylor |
Coo, Operations, North Carolina & Vice President |
| Stephen P. Slay |
Cfo, Treasurer, Secretary & Vice President |
| James Kennedy |
Vice President, Engineering & Operations, North Carolina |
| Tanya L Johnson |
Vice President, Operations |
| William F. Fay |
Vice President and General Manager |
| Oliver Wels |
Managing Director, Mobitec Gmbh |
| Agne I. Axelsson |
Manager, Finance & Personnel |
| Roberto Demore |
Executive Manager, Mobitec Brasil Ltda. |
| Veronica Marks |
Manager, Corp Communications |
| John D. Higgins |
Director |
| John K. Pirotte |
Director |
Board of Directors
David L. Turney has been DRI Corporation Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President since May 1998, and a DRI director since May 1996.
Mr. Turney was co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Robinson Turney International, Inc., which was merged into DRI in April 1998. A consulting firm, Robinson Turney International, Inc. engaged in business development, marketing services, advisory services, and merger, acquisition and financing assignments for selected clients. Until the merger, DRI was a Robinson Turney International, Inc. client and all Robinson Turney International, Inc. clients were in the transit and transportation equipment industries.
From March 1994 to December 1995, Mr. Turney was also engaged in strategic planning and development consulting services for his former employer, Mark IV Industries, Inc. (Mark IV), a New York Stock Exchange listed company prior to its acquisition by a private investor. Mr. Turney founded the Mark IV Transportation Products Group, a group of nine companies, subsidiaries and operating units serving transit and transportation markets worldwide, and served as its Group Executive from February 1991 to February 1994. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Turney was President of the Luminator division of Gulton Industries, Inc., which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mark IV in 1987.
Prior to 1984, Mr. Turney served in various managerial and engineering capacities in four corporations spanning the telecommunications, industrial hard goods, consumer electronics, and electromagnetic components industries.
Mr. Turney is active in the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). A former chair of APTA's Business Members group, he presently serves on the APTA Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, as well as other industry elected and appointed positions. He is a trustee of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose (California) State University.
Mr. Turney received his B.S. degree in industrial management from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and he has participated in numerous postgraduate study courses in finance, mergers and acquisitions, public company administration, and operations.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Dri, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Dri, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Mark IV Industries, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Riverside Transport Inc. |
|
Former |
| Dri, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Arkansas |
B.S. Degree In Industrial Management |
Former |
Lawrence A. Hagemann, the Company's Chief Operating Officer of North Carolina Operations since August 2002 and a highly experienced engineer, assumed the responsibilities of Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in December 2005. He also is Assistant Secretary.
Mr. Hagemann has held several DRI leadership positions since 1998, when he first joined the Company. He has more than 15 years' transit-industry experience, including extensive experience in advanced software and micro-processor systems.
From July 1995 to July 1996, Mr. Hagemann was Vice President of ADDAX Sound Company, a privately held company in Illinois. From April 1991 to December 1993, he served as Assistant to the President of Vapor-Mark IV in Illinois. From 1973 to 1990, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Extel Corporation in Illinois, as well as a Director of Excom Communications Limited in Slough, England, and Extel Overseas Limited in Hong Kong.
A 1967 graduate of the University of Detroit, Mr. Hagemann earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1972, he earned an M.B.A. from Loyola University in Chicago.
Mr. Hagemann and his wife, Karen, reside in Raleigh, N.C. He has two grown daughters and enjoys playing classical piano.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Transtel Communications, Incorporated |
Director |
Current |
| Extel |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Former |
| Loyola University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Coo, Operations, North Carolina & Vice President |
Current |
| CompanyA |
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Fast Forward Video |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
Stephen P. Slay has been DRI’s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer since March 2007.
Mr. Slay served as the Company’s Corporate Controller from April 2006 to March 2007. From August 2005 to April 2006, he was engaged as the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance consultant. Mr. Slay has been an important resource for the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission and internal reporting, planning, and compliance matters.
From September 2003 to August 2005, Mr. Slay served as Corporate Controller at Axtive Corporation (OTC: AXTC) in Dallas, Texas. As the principal accounting and financial officer, he was responsible for administering all accounting, finance and treasury functions for the public company and its subsidiaries.
From July 1998 to September 2003, Mr. Slay was Manager, Channels Finance, at McAfee, Inc. (fka Network Associates, Inc.), in Dallas. While there, he developed and implemented policies and procedures for controlling the company’s expenditures, developed and implemented policies and procedures for accurate tracking and reporting services, and developed models for forecasting revenues and expenses.
Prior to July 1998, Mr. Slay was Controller at Zane Publishing, Inc., Dallas, and held senior- and manager-level accounting positions at Greyhound Lines, Inc., Dallas; BancTEXAS Group, Inc., Dallas; and Arthur Andersen & Company, Oklahoma City, Okla.
A 1985 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Mr. Slay majored in Accounting.
William F. Fay Jr. has more than 20 years' transit-industry experience, including extensive experience working directly with transit and school bus original equipment manufacturers and their customers.
In August 2005, Mr. Fay joined DRI Corporation as Vice President, General Manager of its TwinVision na, Inc. subsidiary in Durham, N.C. In May 2008, he also assumed responsibility for the Company’s Digital Recorders, Inc. subsidiary, also based in Durham, N.C.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fay was Regional Sales Manager at Eldorado National in Macon, Ga., and Riverside, Calif. While there, he served as liaison between the factory and distributors, and assisted in all aspects of sales, including the development and execution of sales strategies for factory-direct products and targeted niche markets.
From 1993 to 2004, Mr. Fay worked in various sales and marketing management positions with Blue Bird Corporation in Fort Valley, Ga., Scottsdale, Ariz., and Chelmsford, Mass.
From 1986 to 1993, Mr. Fay worked in various management positions at Commonwealth Thomas, Inc. in Milford, N.H., where he was responsible for the coordination of all aspects of school and commercial product lines.
A 1986 graduate of the University of Lowell in Lowell, Mass., Mr. Fay earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on design and material management.
Mr. Fay and wife, Lida, have two children. The family resides in North Carolina.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Vice President and General Manager |
Current |
| Twinvision NA, Inc. |
Vice President & General Manager |
Former |
| El Dorado National |
Regional Sales Manager |
Former |
| Blue Bird Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Lowell |
|
Former |
Mr. Wels has more than 20 years' experience in the bus and coach industry. He has been Managing Director of Mobitec GmbH since March 1, 2005. Prior to joining Mobitec GmbH, Mr. Wels held key positions at Carrier Sutrak, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Corporation/United Technologies in Syracuse, N.Y., that provides air conditioning products for buses, coaches, and rail cars in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. While there, he served as Sales Director from 2001 to 2005 and managed the marketing and distribution network development program from 1998 to 2001. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Wels served as Product Manager for Mobitec products in Germany under an agreement between Mobitec AB and Carrier Sutrak. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Wels was Bus and Coach Sales Manager for Western Europe at Ortner and Gollmann, a sales and distribution company based in Germany. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Wels served that organization as a trainee. Mr. Wels holds a MBA degree in general management of the Sankt Gallen University in Switzerland. Mr. Wels and his wife, Monika, reside in Aichtal, Germany. They have one daughter, Annalena. The family enjoys sports, the cinema, reading books, and vacationing in the Tuscany region of Italy. Mr. Wels also enjoys working in his garden.
Mr. Demore has more than 28 years' transit-industry experience. He is the executive manager of Mobitec Brasil Ltda., a company he co-founded in 1999. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Demore managed his own company, JADI Itineraries Company, using all his bus market knowledge to start and grow the company's operations. From 1975 to 1993, Mr. Demore held various positions at Marcopolo S.A. During his last six years with that organization, he served as production manager and helped establish the Marcopolo factory in Mexico. Mr. Demore and his wife, Lorena, have three children: Guilherme, Gabriela, and Georgea. He enjoys playing soccer, hunting, and fishing, as well as going to the beach with his family.
Veronica B. Marks has been with DRI Corporation since July 2001. As Corporate Communications Manager and Assistant Secretary, she is responsible for the Company’s marketing/communications, investor and public relations, intellectual property, and employee benefits programs.
Before joining the Company, Ms. Marks was Acting Marketing Manager at H.D. Vest Financial Services, a non-bank subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co in Irving, Texas. In addition to holding other marketing/communications and investor relations positions, she previously sold securities and life insurance products for Edward Jones Investments, a multi-national broker/dealer based in St. Louis, Mo.
An award-winning writer, Ms. Marks is a member of the Press Club of Dallas, the International Association of Business Communicators and its Dallas Chapter, and the National Institute of Investor Relations (NIRI) and its Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter. She has served on the NIRI Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter’s Board of Directors since June 2005.
A 1986 graduate of The University of Tulsa, Ms. Marks earned a B.A. degree in Communications. In addition, she has passed the Series 7 and Series 63 securities examinations, as well as the Texas Group I (life/health insurance) examination. Ms. Marks also holds a current Texas Notary Public commission.
She also is an active member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, the Carrollton Evening Lions Club, Phi Mu Fraternity, and the Dallas Area Phi Mu Alumnae Chapter.
Ms. Marks and her husband, Jim, reside in Lewisville, Texas. They have two children, James and Andrew.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Manager, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Smart Online, Inc. |
Interim President & CEO |
Current |
| Business Development Associates, LLC. |
President |
Current |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission |
President |
Current |
| Business Development Associates, LLC. |
Founder |
Current |
| Smart Online, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Community Music School |
Director |
Current |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Electrical Equipment Company |
Director |
Current |
| Nacd |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Gray Security Services |
Director |
Current |
| Smart Online, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Temple University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
John D. Higgins has served as a DRI director since 1998.
From 1990 through November 1999, Mr. Higgins was Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance for Royce Investment Group, Inc., certain assets of which were subsequently acquired by Investec Ernst & Company, an international investment and merchant banking firm.
Mr. Higgins is currently retired from Investec Ernst and pursuing personal business interests.
He holds B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Hofstra University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Hofstra University |
M.B.A. Degrees |
Former |
| Hofstra University |
B.B.A. |
Former |
Mr. Pirotte has been President of Axxiom Manufacturing, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of air blast equipment, since August 2003. He also has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CORPEX Technologies Inc., a privately held company that develops and markets surface active chemical technology, since September 1990. From March 1997 to December 2003, he served as President of Matrix Surface Technologies Inc., a privately held company that develops and markets mechanical surface treatment technologies. Mr. Pirotte also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Teleion Wireless, Inc., a privately held company that develops and markets wireless data communication modules, from August 2000 to March 2002. In addition, Mr. Pirotte was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1981 until 1986 and Chief Financial Officer from 1979 to 1981 of The Aviation Group, Inc., a former NASDAQ -listed company that was acquired in 1985. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Pharmanetics, Inc., a publicly traded biotech company (OTC.BB: PHAR) specializing in theranostic management of various therapeutics affecting coagulation. He is a founding director of North Carolina Enterprise Corp., a venture capital fund. Mr. Pirotte holds a B.A. degree from Princeton University and an M.S. degree from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Axxiom Manufacturing, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Pharmanetics, Inc. |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Aviation Group, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| The Aviation Group, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Pharmanetics, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| The Aviation Group, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| New York University |
M.S. Degree |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
Employed by Duke University since September 1998, Ms. Tenney presently serves as Associate Dean, Compliance, for the Duke University School of Medicine. She has been a lecturer in Duke University's Nonprofit Management program since 1989. From August 1990 through July 1993, she served as Executive Director of the Southern Growth Policies Board, an interstate alliance charged with designing economic development and growth strategies for southern governors and legislators. From August 1988 to August 1990, Ms. Tenney served as Director for the Economic and Corporate Development Division of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and also as their House Legal Counsel. From November 1987 to August 1988, Ms. Tenney was Assistant Secretary at the North Carolina Department of Commerce. From August 1985 to November 1987, she was Executive Director of the North Carolina Technological Development Authority. Prior to that time, she was a practicing attorney. Ms. Tenney received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina and a law degree from Duke University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Duke University |
Lecturer |
Current |
| Duke University School of Medicine |
Associate Dean |
Current |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| North Carolina Technological Development Authority, Inc. |
Executive Director |
Former |
| North Carolina Biotechnology Center |
Director, Corporate Development Division |
Former |
| North Carolina Department of Commerce |
Assistant Secretary |
Former |
| North Carolina Department of Commerce |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Duke University |
Law Degree |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Duke University |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chicago Transit Authority |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Earth Tech, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Business Development |
Former |
| Roosevelt University |
Master of Science degree in Business Administration |
Former |
| Bradley University |
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Renaissance Capital Group |
Founder, President, and CEO |
Current |
| Renaissance Capital Group |
Chairman of The Board, President, Chief |
Current |
| Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Internet Marketing Images, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Renaissance US Growth Investment Trust Plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Integrated Security Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Digica, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Caminosoft Corp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tutogen Medical Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cover-All Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Recorders, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Systems, Inc. |
|
Former |
| The Board, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Access Plans USA |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gilbert Tweed Associates Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Mayalys |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Gilbert Tweed Associates Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Real Estate World Corp |
Director of Relocation Services |
Former |
| Digital Recorders, Inc. |
Principal |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
Master's Degrees In English Literature |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
Bachelor's |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
And Taught Medieval English Literature |
Former |
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