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iRobot Corp.

(IRBT) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$370.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$307.6M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference. Founded in 1990 by roboticists who performed research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, we have developed proprietary technology incorporating advanced concepts in navigation, mobility, manipulation and artificial intelligence to build industry-leading robots. Our Roomba floor vacuuming robot and Scooba floor washing robot perform time-consuming domestic chores in the home, while our Looj gutter cleaning robot and Verro pool cleaning robot perform tasks outside the home, and our PackBot tactical military robots perform battlefield reconnaissance and bomb disposal. In addition, we have developed the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle, or SUGV, reconnaissance robot for the U.S. Armys Future Combat Systems program. We sell our robots to consumers through a variety of distribution channels, including chain stores and other national retailers, and our on-line store, and to the U.S. military and other government agencies worldwide. As of June 27, 2009, we had 504 full-time employees. We have developed expertise in the disciplines necessary to build durable, high-performance and cost-effective robots through the close integration of software, electronics and hardware. Our core technologies serve as reusable building blocks that we adapt and expand to develop next generation and new products, reducing the time, cost and risk of product development. ...

Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Colin M. Angle
Number of Employees 479
Contact Information

8 Crosby Dr

Bedford, Massachusetts 01730

irobot.com

(781) 430-3000

NAICS Code Household Vacuum Cleaner Manufacturing: 335212

Recent Events

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News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gregory A. White President, Home Robots
Jeffrey A. Beck President, Home Robots
Joseph W. Dyer President
Sandra B Lawrence President and General Manager, Home Robots Division
Wendell Dyer Joseph President of Gov. & Ind. Div.
Geoff Clear Senior Vice President & Cfo
Geoffrey P. Clear CFO, Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Jay Leader CIO & Vice President, IT
John J. Leahy CFO & Executive Vice President
Rodney A. Brooks Chief Technology Officer and Director
Glen Weinstein Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Alison Dean Vice President, Finance Controls & Analysis
Gerald C. Kent Vice President and Controller
Matt Palma Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Nancy Dussault Vice President, Marketing Comm
Penny Outlaw Vice President of Human Resources
Jon Elordi Interim General Manager, Home Robots Division
Peter Meekin Managing Director, Trident Capital
Nancy Dussault Smith Marketing Communications Director, Irobot Corporation
Elise Caffrey
Frank Ingari Management Coach
Judy Reed
Paul J. Kern Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Colin M. Angle Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Ronald Chwang Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures
Helen Greiner Co-Founder and Chairman of The Board
George C. McNamee Board of Directors
Jacques Gansler Board of Directors
JAMES C LU Advisory Board

Colin Angle guides the strategic direction of iRobot. One of the world's leading authorities on mobile robots, Angle is an industry pioneer with more than two decades of experience. Under his leadership, iRobot is at the forefront of the growing robot industry, delivering home and government robots that are making a difference. Angle's keen sense of business strategy is a driving force behind iRobot's successful identification and execution of expansion opportunities. With Angle's guidance, iRobot has formed key strategic partnerships, building on decades of expertise from each partner to create new and innovative robot solutions. Angle's leadership and vision for the future of robots have been recognized with numerous professional awards. He has been named a Mass High Tech All-Star, one of Fortune Small Business Magazine's Best Bosses and New England Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young with iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner. Angle sits on the board of directors of Axon Labs, Inc. and is active on the Robotics & Intelligent Machines (RIM) advisory board. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in computer science, both from MIT.

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Chairman of The Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
iRobot Corp. Board of Directors Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and an master's degree in computer science Former

Gregory A. White has been the President and Chief Executive Officer for LEARN Charter Schools located in Chicago, Illinois, from 2008 to present. Mr. White was Vice President, Strategy and Operations, of The Chicago Community Trust, from 2006 to 2008. He was Co-Founder and Partner, Chicago Venture Partners, LP, from 1998 to 2006, and President, Corporate Advisory Services, from 1995 to 2006. Mr. White was also a Board Chairman of Learn Charter Schools for four years, a board Member for over ten years and Board Chairman of Lakefront Supportive Housing for three years, and Board Chairman, Citizens Advisory Board, Chicago Transit Authority, for three years. Mr. White serves on the following Board committees of the Bank: Affordable Housing and Government Relations. There are no family relationships among the above directors or our executive officers.

Organization Position Status
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago President and Chief Executive Officer for Learn Charter Schools Current
iRobot Corp. President, Home Robots Current
The Dixon Technology Group Current
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Board of Directors Current
Corporate Advisory Services, Inc. President Former
Corporate Advisory Services, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Chicago Venture Partners, L.P. Co-Founder Former
Chicago Venture Partners, L.P. Partner Former
Jarden Consumers Solutions senior executive Former
The Rouse Company Former
Lakefront Supportive Housing Chairman Former
The Board, Inc. Chairman Former
Jarden Consumers Solutions Board of Directors Former
Lakefront Supportive Housing Board Member Former
Harvard Business School Masters in Business Administration Former
Brown University Bachelor of Arts Degrees Former
Harvard Business School degree in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. President, Home Robots Current
Home Robots General Manager Current
Nekton Research, LLC President and General Manager Home Robots Division Current
Danaher Corporation President, Danaher Precision Systems Division Former
Home Robots President Former
AMETEK, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
AMETEK, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Power Systems & Instruments Division Former
Danaher Corporation Vice President, Sales, Kollmorgen I&C Division Former
Boston University MBA Former
New Jersey & Company B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
New Jersey Institute of Technology B.S., Mechanical Engineering Former

Joe Dyer leads the Government and Industrial Robots Division. He comes to iRobot from a career in the U.S. Navy. Dyer last served as the commander of the Naval Air Systems Command, where he was responsible for research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and logistics for naval aircraft, air launched weapons and sensors. His naval career also included positions as naval aviation's chief engineer, commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division and F/A-18 program manager. Earlier in his career, he served as the Navy's chief test pilot. Dyer holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in finance from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California. He is an elected fellow in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the National Academy of Public Administration. Dyer chairs NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. President Current
Packbot Current
Robotic Fx, Inc. Current
Nekton Research, LLC Current
R-Gator Current
The Navy Chief Test Pilot Former
iRobot Corp. Executive Vice President and General Manager Former
Naval Air Systems Command Commander Former
Naval Postgraduate School Master's Degree In Finance Former
North Carolina State University Bachelor's Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Chil Semiconductor Corporation Chairman and President Current
R-Gator Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures Current
Id Softcapital Group Chairman & President Current
Robotic Fx, Inc. Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures Current
Packbot Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures Current
iRobot Corp. Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures Current
Nekton Research, LLC Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures Current
Qpixel Technology Corp. (Apac) Chairman and President Current
Fortressware Chairman and President Current
Airmagnet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. Director Current
ATI Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Coadna Photonics, Inc. Board Director Current
Wiquest Board of Directors Current
Acer America Corp. CEO Former
Veloz Global Solutions, Inc. Chairman and President, Acer Technology Ventures Former
Cspa Chairman & President, Id Ventures America Current
Axon Sleep Research Laboratories Inc Chairman and President Former
Intel Corporation Development and Management Positions Former
Bell Northern Research Development and Management Positions Former
Octasoft Former
Acer Incorporated Former
Ontario Corp. Board Member Former
Chil Semiconductor Corporation Board of Directors Former
Cspa Board of Directors Former
University of Southern California Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Former
McGill University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former
iRobot Corp. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
R-Gator President and General Manager, Home Robots Division Current
iRobot Corp. President and General Manager, Home Robots Division Current
Packbot President and General Manager, Home Robots Division Former
Northeastern University Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
University of Maine Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. President of Gov. & Ind. Div. Current

Geoff Clear brings close to 30 years of financial experience in the high technology market. He was instrumental in the building and growth of several successful companies. After working in public accounting for three years and in the chemical industry for 10, Clear joined the management team of a biotechnology company in 1986, helping to lead that company through product development efforts for five years. In 1992, he became Chief Financial Officer for MicroTouch Systems, a position he held for nearly a decade - a period when the company's annual revenue grew from $20 million to $150 million. In 2001, MicroTouch was sold to 3M Company, and during the last year Clear served as site manager and Integration manager for 3M Touch Systems. Clear holds both a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in business administration from Dartmouth College.

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Senior Vice President & Cfo Current
Packbot Chief Financial Officer Current
R-Gator Chief Financial Officer Current
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. Vice President, Finance & Administration Former
Touchsystems Corporation Manager Former
Integration, LLC Site Manager Former
3M Touch Systems, Inc Manager Former
3M Company Former
Dartmouth College Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Dartmouth College Bachelor's Degree In Economics Former
Dartmouth College degree in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. CFO, Senior Vice President & Treasurer Current
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
MicroTouch Systems, Inc. Vice President, Finance & Administration Former
Touchsystems Corporation Manager Former
Dartmouth College M.B.A. Former
Dartmouth College B.A. In Economics Former

Jay Leader brings nearly 25 years of international IT management experience to iRobot. His expertise includes extensive IT management, strategic planning and financial management, and infrastructure and security management. Prior to joining iRobot, Leader was CIO at Nypro Inc., a $1.2 billion injection molding and contract manufacturing firm with 66 locations in 18 countries. He was responsible for worldwide IT operations, managing support and development organizations in the U.S., Latin America, Europe and China. Earlier in his career, Leader served in IT management positions at Coopers & Lybrand LLP, Groundwater Technology Inc. and Data General Corporation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government and international relations and a master’s degree in business administration, both from Clark University.

Organization Position Status
Robotic Fx, Inc. Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Current
Packbot Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Current
Nekton Research, LLC Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Current
iRobot Corp. CIO & Vice President, IT Current
R-Gator Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Current
Nypro Inc. CIO Former
Clark University Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Clark University Bachelor's Degree In Government Former

Organization Position Status
R-Gator Chief Financial Officer Current
Packbot Chief Financial Officer Current
Nekton Research, LLC Chief Financial Officer Current
Robotic Fx, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
iRobot Corp. CFO & Executive Vice President Current
PepsiCo, Inc. Vice President of Business Planning and Development Former
Boston College Master's Degree In Business Administration Former
Merrimack College Bachelor's Degree In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Chief Technology Officer and Director Current
iRobot Corp. Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Current
Nekton Research, LLC Co-Founder Current
Ncwit Founder, Heartland Robotics Current
Ignite! High-Tech Startups Current
iRobot Corp. Board of Directors Current
Ncwit Board of Directors Current
James John Bell Board of Directors Current
Nekton Research, LLC Board of Directors Current
Association for Computing Machinery Fellow Current
University of Minnesota Lecturer Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Robotic Fx, Inc. Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Packbot Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
iRobot Corp. Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
R-Gator Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Nekton Research, LLC Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Covington & Burling Former
University of Virginia School of Law J.D. Former
University of Virginia law degree Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering Former
University of Virginia Degree Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Vice President, Finance Controls & Analysis Current
Boston University M.B.A. Former
Brown University B.A. In Business Economics Former

Gerald C. Kent, Jr. has served as the Company s vice president and controller since July 2005. Prior to joining iRobot, Mr. Kent held positions of increasing responsibility, including chief accounting officer and controller, at ScanSoft, Inc., a software company, from April 2000 until July 2005. Prior to that Mr. Kent was an audit manager in the high technology practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from November 1998 until April 2000. Mr. Kent holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Merrimack College.

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Vice President and Controller Current
Merrimack College B.S. In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Vice President, Marketing Comm Current
iRobot Corp. Director of Marketing Communications Current

Penny Outlaw oversees the provision of all human resources services at iRobot. She brings 20 years of related human resources experience to her position. Prior to joining iRobot, Outlaw held senior human resources positions at Harvard University, Staples, Wang Laboratories, First National Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University.

Organization Position Status
Nekton Research, LLC Vice President of Human Resources Current
iRobot Corp. Vice President of Human Resources Current
Harvard University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Interim General Manager, Home Robots Division Current

Peter Meekin joined Trident Capital as a Managing Director in 1999. He has more than 20 years of experience in software, information services, and technology consulting. Prior to joining Trident Capital, Meekin was Vice President of Venture Development at Enterprise Associates, LLC, the venture capital division of IMS Health. He has also held senior technology and management positions with Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Lotus Development Corporation and IBM. Current board-level service includes: Director-Arxan Technologies, Inc., Circles, Inc., Cymfony, Inc., Sygate Technologies, Thor Technologies, Inc. Past directorships: Berkeley Enterprise Partners, Inc., Customer Analytics, Inc., ELetter, Inc., ESS Software, Inc., MainControl, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Aethon, Inc. Managing Director Current
iRobot Corp. Managing Director, Trident Capital Current
Trident Capital Managing Director Current
Cymfony, Inc. Current
Trident Capital Board of Directors Current
Nekton Research, LLC Board of Directors Current
Robotic Fx, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Arxan, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sygate, Inc. Board Director Current
R-Gator Board of Directors Current
iRobot Corp. Board of Directors Current
Vidient, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Packbot Board of Directors Current
Aethon, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tricipher, Inc. Board Member Current
Enterprise Associates, Ltd. Vice President of Venture Development Former
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation senior technology and management position Former
International Business Machines Corporation senior technology and management position Former
Lotus Development Corporation senior technology and management position Former
Ess Software, Inc Director Former
Customer Analytics, Inc. Director Former
Thor Technologies, Inc. Director Former
State University of New York at New Paltz BS In Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Marketing Communications Director, Irobot Corporation Current

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Current

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Management Coach Current
MetaMatrix, Inc. Current
Segway LLC Chairman Current
Extraprise Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Drew Partners, LLC Board of Directors Current
Mass Software Council Board Member Current
Meridio, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Convoq, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Shiva Corporation CEO Former
Meridio, Ltd. Chairman and CEO of Shiva Corporation Former
Atexinc Senior Vice President Former
Shiva Corporation Vice President Pc Spreadsheet Division Former
The Wheelhouse Founder Former
Shiva Corporation Chairman Former
The Wheelhouse Chairman Former
Cornell University B.S. degrees in Creative Writing and U Former

Organization Position Status
iRobot Corp. Current
Stratus Technologies, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA in Finance Former
Sarah Lawrence College BA in Political Science Former

Helen Greiner is the Chairman and CoFounder of iRobot Corporation, a company that she co-founded in 1990. iRobot is currently the leader in the mobile robotics field, an emerging high growth industry. Aggressively pursuing both the consumer and the military market for robots, our products include the Roomba Robotic Floorvac, an autonomous vacuum, and the PackBot tactical mobile robot, a military robot. Ms Greiner attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she majored in Mechanical Engineering with concentrations in Economics and Electrical Engineering. Her Masters in Computer Science was performed in the MIT Artifical Intelligence Lab under Dr. Ken Salisbury. She worked at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a student building gripper systems for space satelites. In 1989, after graduation she founded a company commercializing JPL Technology called California Cybernetics. This company sold force controllers and performed government sponsored research in robotics. In 1990, Ms Greiner saw this technology as the basis for a whole new class of products - ones that improve life by taking on dangerous and tedious jobs. She moved back to the East Coast to start iRobot (then called IS Robotics) with two like minded business partners, MIT classmate Colin Angle and Prof. Roney Brook (Dr. Brooks is now the director of the Computer Science Labs at MIT). iRobot is now the industry leader in robotics dedicated to creating realistic robotic solutions to real world problems. Under her leadership, iRobot has grown from a garage venture to over $50M with 4 locations in MA, DC, CA, and HK. Ms Greiner raised $28M in venture capital to support growth. Ms Greiner took the military side of the business from zero, to running DARPA contracts, to participating in the Future Combat Systems program - the largest army procurement program ever funded. In the consumer space, iRobot's Roomba Robotic Floorvac is the best selling robot ever with over one million units in homes around the world.

Organization Position Status
New England Business and Technology Association, Inc Chairman and Cofounder, Irobot Corporation Current
Packbot Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board Current
iRobot Corp. Co-Founder and Chairman of The Board Current
R-Gator Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board Current
R-Gator Board of Directors Current
Museum of Science Board of Directors Current
Museum of Science Trustee Current
Mass Technology Leadership Council Chairman and Cofounder, Irobot Corporation Current
California Cybernetics Founder Former

George McNamee has served as a director since August 1999. He is managing partner of FA Technology Ventures, an information and energy technology venture capital firm. McNamee also serves as chairman of Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading fuel cell developer, and is a director of Broadpoint Securities (NASDAQ: BPSG) and several private companies. He is a trustee of The Albany Academies and the American Friends of Eton College. McNamee holds a B.A. from Yale University.

Organization Position Status
FA Technology Ventures Managing Director Current
Plug Power Inc. Co-Founder Current
Bpsg Managing Partner Current
Plug Power Inc. Chairman Current
S-Board Ltd. Chairman Current
Broadpoint Capital, Inc. Chairman Current
Robotic Fx, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Broadpoint Securities Group, Inc. Director Current
R-Gator Board of Directors Current
FA Technology Ventures Board of Directors Current
Broadpoint Securities, Inc. Director Current
iRobot Corp. Board of Directors Current
Bpsg Director Current
MapInfo Corporation Board Member Current
Nekton Research, LLC Board of Directors Current
Metacarta, Inc. Director Current
American Friends Board of Directors Current
Packbot Board of Directors Current
CORESense, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fac Co-CEO Former
FA Technology Ventures Co-CEO Former
First Albany Companies Inc. Co-CEO Former
Plug Power Inc. Director of Publicly Held Irobot Former
Maps.Com Chairman Former
Mechanical Technology Inc. Chairman Former
iRobot Corp. Chairman of First Albany Companies Inc. Former
First Albany Companies Inc. Chairman Former
Broadpoint Capital, Inc. Director Former
Plug Power Inc. Board of Directors Former
Amici, Inc. Director Former
Meta Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Yale University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former
FA Technology Ventures Member Former

Organization Position Status
Altarum Vice President of Research for the University of M Current
Altarum Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair Current
iRobot Corp. Board of Directors Current
University of Maryland Vice President of Research Former
The Singer Company Program Manager Former
Raytheon Company Engineering Manager Former
University of Virginia Professor Former
University of Maryland Professor Former
iRobot Corp. Roger C. Lipitz Chair Current
American University Doctorate In Economics Former
New School for Social Research Master's In Political Economy Former
Northeastern University Master's In Electrical Engineering Former
Yale University Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Jimmy Lu, Managing Director of Acer Technology Ventures, is actively involved with ATV's portfolio companies and their management in his role as a director or advisory board member to a number of corporations across ATV's different investment areas. Jimmy continues to seek out and develop promising investment opportunities for ATV in companies that leverage unique hardware and software technologies offering demonstrable cost savings and enhanced profits to business customers. Jimmy also sees the continued growth and maturation of the Internet economy and enabling technologies that support it as an ongoing opportunity for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to exploit current market conditions to create outstanding teams and highly profitable and sustainable market-leading businesses. Jimmy's recent areas of investment activity and interests include focused enterprise software, network security and infrastructure, artificial intelligence and human interface technologies. Since 1992 and most recently as General Counsel of the Acer Group, Jimmy has taken a leading role in the Acer organization's international M&A, joint venture and other strategic alliance transactions. Prior to joining Acer, Jimmy was associated with J.P. Morgan in New York, where he held direct line responsibility for managing banking and corporate finance services for a broad range of Fortune 500 and middle market clients, and then McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen in San Francisco, where he specialized in M&A, corporate and securities matters and represented emerging growth technology companies. Jimmy received his B.A. from Yale College in 1977, his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of California/Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1986. He has authored many business and legal articles and has been a speaker at numerous conferences sponsored by international and local professional organizations and associations.

Organization Position Status
Acer Incorporated Managing Director Current
Acer Technology Ventures Managing Director Current
Id Softcapital Group Managing Director Current
Id Softcapital Group General Partner of Id Ventures America Current
Atrua, Inc. Current
Transdecisions, Inc. Current
iRobot Corp. Advisory Board Current
Id Softcapital Group Director Current
Acer Incorporated Director Current
J.P. Morgan & Co. Managing Banking and Corporate Finance Services Former
The McCutchen Company, Inc. Managing Banking and Corporate Finance Services Former
Acer Group General Counsel Former
Acer Technology Ventures General Counsel Former
University of California J.D. Former
University of California, Berkeley JD Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Yale College B.A. Former

In November 2004, General Paul Kern concluded his more than 40-year career in the United States Army when he retired as Commanding General, Army Materiel Command (AMC). In that capacity, and earlier as Commander of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), General Kern left his impact on the Army's future as he led a drive to digitize and transform its warfighting capabilities. With a staff of over 50,000 civilians and active military members, he won wide respect for his efforts to direct supply chain improvements, maintain field readiness, and modernize weapons systems throughout the Army while still controlling costs. Some of his efforts included consolidating major munitions production operations, employing radio frequency identification, and managing the supply of rebuilt equipment for the front lines, a shift critical to our ongoing operations in Iraq. In June 2004, General Kern undertook a vastly different responsibility when Secretary Rumsfeld tapped him to lead the military's internal investigation into the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, a tough assignment that he handled with skill. Prior to his command at AMC, he served as the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and was the senior military advisor to the Army Acquisition Executive and the Army Chief of Staff on all research, development, and acquisition programs and related issues. He supervised the Program Executive Officer system, and served as the director of the Army Acquisition Corps.

Organization Position Status
The Cohen Group Senior Counselor Current
EDO Corporation Board of Directors Current
iRobot Corp. Director Current
ITT Corporation Board of Directors Current
Army.Com Assistant Secretary Former
University of Michigan degrees in mechanical and civil engineering Former

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     IRBT $14.81 +0.43 (2.99% )
Average Volume 140,978
Shares Outstanding 25.03M
Market Cap 370.7M
Year High 14.99
Year Low 7
Earnings Per Share 0.15
P/E Ratio 98.73
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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