BNET Industries

Market Cap:$39.9K
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$36.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Harvey Electronics is engaged in the retail sale, service and custom installation of high quality audio, video and home theater equipment. The equipment includes high fidelity components and systems, digital versatile disc players ("DVD"), digital video recorders ("DVR"), high definition television ("HDTV"), plasma flat-screen and LCD flat panel television sets, integrated remote controls, media servers, audio/video furniture, conventional telephones, MP3 players, iPods, satellite and analog radios, service contracts and related accessories. The Company has been engaged in this business in the New York Metropolitan area for eighty years. The Company currently operates nine locations; eight Harvey specialty retail stores and one separate Bang & Olufsen branded store. There are two Harvey locations in Manhattan and six suburban locations in Paramus, New Jersey; Mt. Kisco, in Westchester, New York; Greenwich, Connecticut; Greenvale/Roslyn, on the north shore of Long Island, New York; Eatontown, New Jersey; and our newest store in Bridgewater, New Jersey, which opened in late June 2005. The Bang & Olufsen branded store is located in Union Square at Broadway and 21st Street in Manhattan. The Company also has a Bang & Olufsen showroom within our Harvey retail store in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Chief Executive Officer
Franklin Karp
Number of Employees 128
Contact Information

205 Chubb Ave

Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071

(201) 842-0078

NAICS Code Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores: 443112

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Franklin Karp Chief Executive Officer
Martin McClanan Interim Chief Executive Officer
Michael E. Recca Interim Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Calabrese Executive Vice President, Cfo
Dylan Craig Vice President of Custom Installation
Michael Beck Vice President
Roland Hiemer Vice President of Merchandising
Jonathan Stearns Managing Director of the Private Equity Group at Aig
D. Andrew Stackpole Founder
Charles M. Berger Management Partner
Ron L Jones Management Partner
Jaron Argiz Assistant Director of New Construction
Tom Destio Director of Custom Sales
Frances Ward McGlenn
Patrick E. Hobbs Dean of the Law School at Seton Hall University
Scott Galloway Clinical Associate Professor at the Nyu Stern School of Business
Ira Lamel Donald Weeden Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ira J. Lamel Chairman
Fredric J. Gruder Board of Directors
Nicholas A. Marshall Board of Directors
Robert E. Albus Board of Directors
William F. Kenny Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Vice President Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Merchandise Manager Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. President Former
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Current

Michael E. Recca became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in November 1996. Mr. Recca is also a member and the sole manager of Harvey Acquisition Company, LLC, which is a stockholder of the Company. Mr. Recca was an employee of Taglich Brothers, Inc., an NASD registered broker-dealer, through December 31, 1998. Beginning in January 2002 and continuing through April 2002, Mr. Recca was self-employed as a financial restructuring consultant, and, in this capacity, was also associated with NorthStar Capital, LLC, a joint venture with Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., the Company's corporate counsel. From April 2002 through November 2006, Mr. Recca was an officer and director of Sky Capital Holdings, LTD, and of several wholly owned subsidiaries of Sky Capital Holdings and the President of Sky Capital, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky Capital Holdings, LTD and an NASD broker-dealer. Mr. Recca is also an officer and a director of Sky Capital Enterprises and of Sky Capital Ventures, (companies affiliated with Sky Capital Holdings, LTD) and several of their wholly or partially owned subsidiaries, including Global Secure Holdings, Ltd., and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Mr. Recca remains on the Board in fiscal 2007.

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Interim Chief Executive Officer Current
Sky Capital Enterprises, Inc. Officer Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Chairman Current
Sky Capital Enterprises, Inc. Director Current
Sky Capital LLC President Former
Sky Capital LLC Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Executive Vice President, Cfo Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Vice President of Custom Installation Current

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Vice President Current
Soundcity Director of Operations Former
Merrimack College BA In Psychology Former

Roland W. Hiemer has been with the Company since 1990. He started with the Company as a salesman and advanced to Senior Sales Manager for the Paramus store in 1991. He was further promoted to Inventory Control Manager in 1991. In 1997, he was promoted to Director of Inventory Control and in 2001, Mr. Hiemer was promoted to Merchandise Manager. In January 2004, Mr. Hiemer was promoted to Vice President of Merchandising. Mr. Hiemer holds a BA in Business Administration from Hofstra University.

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Vice President of Merchandising Current
Hofstra University BA In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Managing Director of the Private Equity Group at Aig Current
AIG Global Investment Corp. Managing Director, Direct Investments Group, Aig Investments, New York Current
Aig Mortgage Capital Managing Director, Direct Investments Group, Aig Global Investment Group, New York Current
Aig Investments Managing Director, Direct Investments Group, Aig Investments, New York Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Associated Partners Founder Former
Associated Partners Board of Directors Former
The University of the South BA Former
Cornell University Economics and Politics at the Graduate School of Former
Associated Partners Member Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Founder Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Management Partner Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Philharmonic Center for The Arts Board of Directors Current
Colibri Limited Director Current
Princeton University Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Management Partner Current
Hon Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hon Industries, Inc. President Former
Vermeer Corporation Director Former
Central Methodist College BS Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Assistant Director of New Construction Current

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Director of Custom Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Seton Hall University Dean of the Law School Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Dean of the Law School at Seton Hall University Current
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Board of Directors Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jd Former
New York University Ll.M. Former
Seton Hall University BS Former

Scott Galloway was elected to the Board of Directors of The New York Times Company in 2008. Mr. Galloway is the founder of Firebrand Partners, an operational activist investment firm. In addition, he is a clinical associate professor at the NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches brand strategy to second-year MBA students. In 1997, Mr. Galloway founded Red Envelope, an Internet-based branded consumer gift retailer. In 1992, he founded Prophet, a brand strategy consultancy that employs over 100 professionals in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Galloway was elected to the World Economic Forum’s “Global Leaders of Tomorrow,” which recognizes 100 individuals under the age of forty “whose accomplishments have had an impact on a global level.” He serves on the board of eco-America, an environmental non-profit, and received a B.A. from UCLA and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Firebrand Partners LLC Founder & CIO Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Clinical Associate Professor at the Nyu Stern School of Business Current
NYU Stern School of Business Clinical Associate Professor Current
Gold Violin, Inc. Director Current
RedEnvelope, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The New York Times Company Board of Directors Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Prophet Corp. Founder Former
RedEnvelope, Inc. Co-Founder Former
University of California, Berkeley MBA, Haas School of Business Former
University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor's Economics Former
RedEnvelope, Inc. Chairman Former
Gateway Computer Co Board of Directors Former
University of California, Los Angeles BA Former
Firebrand Partners LLC Managing Member Former

Mr. Lamel was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on October 1, 2001, and has served as Corporate Secretary since January 2003. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Lamel, a certified public accountant, was a partner at Ernst & Young LLP where he served in various capacities from June 1973 to September 2001. Ernst & Young LLP serves as our registered independent accountants, and Mr. Lamel was responsible for all services provided to us, including the audits of our financial statements, from fiscal 1994 through fiscal 2000. Mr. Lamel serves as a director of Excel Technology, Inc. and Harvey Electronics, Inc.

Organization Position Status
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Little Bear Organic Foods, Inc. CFO Current
Excel Technology, Inc. Executive Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Chairman Current
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Excel Technology, Inc. Director Current

Fredric Gruder has been a director of the Company since March 2008. Mr. Gruder, an attorney at law, has been a sole practitioner since December 2001. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate/securities law. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and from July 1998 through July 2006, served on the Board of Directors of Harvey Electronics, Inc., a specialty retailer and custom installer of high quality audio/video consumer electronics and home theater products.

Organization Position Status
Orbit International Corp. Board of Directors Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Yale Law School Graduate Former

Mr. Lamel has been a director of the Company since April 2004. He has been Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hain Celestial Group since October 2001, and he has served as Corporate Secretary since January 2003. From June 1973 to September 2001, Mr. Lamel, a certified public accountant, was at Ernst & Young LLP where he served in various capacities including partner. Ernst & Young LLP served as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2000, and Mr. Lamel directed the Company's audit that year. In addition, Mr. Lamel currently serves as director of Harvey Electronics, Inc., a publicly held company engaged in the retail sale, service and custom installation of audio, video and home theater equipment.

Organization Position Status
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Director Current
Excel Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Yale University BA Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Goodrich Capital, Inc Chief Executive Officer Current
Goodrich Capital, Inc President Current
Accrete Partners Managing Partner Current
Private Equity Senior Operating Executive Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Harvey Electronics, Inc. President & CEO of Goodrich Capital Former
Premier Business Development Ltd. President Former
Publishing Group Ltd Vice President of Business Development Former
Chempro Inc. Managing Partner Former
Johnson & Johnson Product Director Former
Lafayette College BA Former

Organization Position Status
Harvey Electronics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Meenan Oil Co., LP Chief Executive Officer Former
Meenan Oil Co., LP President Former
Meenan Oil Co., LP Consultant Former
Empire State Petroleum Association Incorporated Director Former
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     HRVEQ $0.04 0.00 (0.00% )
Average Volume 1,088
Shares Outstanding 998.67K
Market Cap 39.9K
Year High 0.05
Year Low 0.0001
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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