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    : EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors


 

   Michael E. Jalbert

Chairman of the Board           
President and Chief Executive Officer          

Mr. Jalbert was appointed to serve as a director upon his hiring as President and Chief Executive Officer of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. on March 1, 1999. Mr. Jalbert was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors on March 25, 1999.

Prior to joining EF Johnson Technologies, Inc., Mr. Jalbert served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Microdyne Corp., a NASDAQ listed company, from March 1997 to February 1999. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Jalbert served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IDB Communications. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Jalbert was President of the CSD division of Diversey Corporation. Mr. Jalbert joined the Diversey Corporation from West Chemical Corporation, where he was President and Chief Operating Officer from 1987 to 1992.

Mr. Jalbert has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from Concordia University in Montreal. He has been a very active member of the American Electronics Association, Young Presidents Organization, World Presidents Organization, Corporate Director’s Club, Hospice and Amateur Athletic Association.

   Robert L. Barnett Director            
The board appointed Mr. Barnett in March 2008. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Barnett was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector of Motorola, Inc. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Executive Vice President for Motorola, Inc. Mr. Barnett also served as Vice Chairman for Ameritech where he led the telecommunications transition from a regulated to a deregulated environment, and led the efforts of diversification into non-regulated businesses, including creating the first commercial cellular business in the U.S.

Mr. Barnett currently serves on the board of directors for three additional companies: Central Vermont Public Service, where he chairs the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee, USG Corp., where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Corporate Affairs and Governance Committees, and Johnson Controls, where he chairs the Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Barnett earned Bachelor’s degrees in physics and electrical engineering from Oberlin College and Case Institute of Technology, respectively, a Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has served as a Baldrige Examiner, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer. Under his leadership, the Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector of Motorola, Inc. received the Baldrige Award in 2002.

   Dr. Edward H. Bersoff Director            

Dr. Bersoff has served as a director of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. since June 1999. Edward H. Bersoff is Chairman, President and CEO of ATS Corporation, a publicly traded Northern Virginia based information technology company. Earlier, Dr. Bersoff was chairman, president, and chief executive officer of BTG, Inc., an information technology firm he founded in 1982.

Dr. Bersoff is deeply involved in business, community, and professional activities. He was the first chairman of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, a past chairman of both the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Business Council, and a former director of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. He was also the former director and chairman of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Dr. Bersoff currently serves on the INOVA Health System Board of Trustees, the VCU Health System Board of Directors and is a past chairman of the American Electronics Association. He served on the Boards of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology and the 1998 World Congress on Information Technology, and was a founder and the first chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.

Education is one of Dr. Bersoff's primary interests. He is a member of the Board of Visitors and the immediate past rector (chairman) of Virginia Commonwealth University, a former member of the Board of Trustees of New York University, and is a past president of the Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation.

Dr. Bersoff holds A.B., M.S., and Ph.D degrees in mathematics from New York University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management Program.

   Veronica Haggart Director          

Ms. Haggart is Vice President for Strategic Relations at XtremeSpectrum in Vienna, Virginia.  She is formerly a Corporate Vice President of Motorola, Inc. where she was Director of Government Relations globally and Director of Motorola Ventures, Eastern Region.  Prior to Motorola, she was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate as a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission.  She also was a founding partner of a Washington, D.C. law firm.  Haggart is a native of St. Paul, Nebraska.  She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and Georgetown University Law School.

   Mark S. Newman Director          

Mr. Newman is currently Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of DRS Technologies. Mr. Newman joined DRS in 1973 and in May 1994 became the President and Chief Executive Officer of DRS.

He became Chairman of the Board in August of 1995. Mr. Newman also serves as a director of Congoleum Corporation and Refac Optical Group. He is a director of Business Executives for National Security and also is a member of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association.

Mr. Newman earned a Bachelor's degree in economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Master's of Business Administration degree in financial management from Pace University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

   Thomas R. Thomsen Director          

Mr. Thomsen has served as a director of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. since July 1995. Between August 1995 and November 1999, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Lithium Technology Corporation ("LTC"), a public company that manufactures rechargeable batteries. Mr. Thomsen had served as a director of LTC since February 1995.

In January 1990, Mr. Thomsen retired as President of AT&T Technologies, after holding numerous senior management positions including director of Sandia Labs, Western Electric Corp, AT&T Credit Corp. and Olivetti Inc.

Mr. Thomsen currently also serves as a director on the Board of PECO II, a public company in the DC Power Industry and on the Executive Committe of the University of Nebraska Technology Park. Mr. Thomsen is presently retired.

   Winston J. Wade Director          

Mr. Wade has served as a director of EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. since July 1996. Effective February 1999, Mr. Wade retired as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Binariang-Malaysia, a joint venture of U.S. West International for which he served since January of 1997. From February to December 1996, he served as managing director of BPL U.S. West Cellular in India. From 1963 to 1996, he held various positions with Northwestern Bell, AT&T and U.S. West Communications.

Mr. Wade also serves as a director of Unifi Insurance Company and Western International University.

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