Decision Makers
Board of Directors
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. |
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. |
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 |
| 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.
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.
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 |
| 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 |