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Jim Minarik President and Chief Executive Officer James E. Minarik has served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2001. From 1992 to December 2000, Mr. Minarik was employed by business units of the publicly traded and Japan-based Clarion Company Limited, a supplier of audio equipment to global car manufacturers and retailers, including as the Chief Executive Officer of Clarion Corporation of America from 1997 to December 2000. Mr. Minarik serves on the board of directors of Escort Inc., a privately held radar detector company and Twin Star, a privately held manufacturer of electric fireplaces. Mr. Minarik received both a Bachelors Degree and a Masters of Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University. Kevin Duffy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kevin P. Duffy has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2007. Mr. Duffy previously served our company as Senior Vice President — Corporate Development and Marketing from March 2006, and Vice President from June 2003 to March 2006. From July 2002 to June 2003, Mr. Duffy served as a consultant to our company. From August 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Duffy attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he received a Masters of Business Administration. From August 2000 to January 2002, Mr. Duffy worked for ThinkTank Holdings LLC, a private venture capital firm located in Southern California, and one of its portfolio companies, as Vice President of Business Development and then as Executive Vice President. Mr. Duffy’s previous experience includes serving as Director of Strategy at Clarion Corporation of America, as well as consulting with Bain & Company and Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Duffy holds an A.B. in Economics from Princeton University. Mike Simmons President, Directed Electronics Michael S. Simmons joined Directed Electronics in 2008. Mr. Simmons has led a variety of businesses and brings extensive experience in the automotive and consumer electronics industries to Directed Electronics. His previous roles include Chief Marketing Officer of a major automotive aftermarket performance company, CFO of Sonance (a custom audio manufacturer), CEO of TechSpace (a technology infrastructure provider), and various management positions at Ford Motor Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a CPA, and he holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Dave Peet Executive Vice President, Definitive Technology David E. Peet has served as Executive Vice President of Definitive Technology since August of 2007. Mr. Peet joined Definitive in 2001 as Vice President of International Sales, and became Vice President of Sales in 2005. He has over 20 years of experience in retail Consumer Electronics. Mr. Peet worked in sales, management, training, merchandising and buying for both small and regional A/V specialists. He also has experience in e-commerce and purchasing and merchandising for a National Department store. Mr. Peet holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin. Ben Newhall Vice President, Sales, Polk Audio Ben Newhall has served as Vice President Sales for Polk Audio since September 2008. In addition to global sales responsibility, Mr. Newhall also oversees the company’s efforts in Marketing and Product Management. Employed with Polk Audio since 1983, he previously served as the U.S. National Sales Manager for home and car audio products. With extensive experience in sales management, training, and customer relations, Mr. Newhall leads the sales, marketing, and product management teams. Prior to joining Polk Audio, Mr. Newhall served in retail sales and management roles at Audio Krafters of Maryland and studied music and business at East Carolina and Virginia Tech Universities. Joe Tristani Chief Operating Officer, Polk Audio Joseph P. Tristani has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2008. Mr. Tristani joined Polk Audio in 1998 and has served as he served in various financial capacities including Controller & Financial Operations Manager. Prior to joining Polk Audio, Mr. Tristani served as Accounting Manager, and Financial Planning Manager for GSE Process Solutions and its predecessor, the former Process Automation Division of Texas Instruments, Inc. Mr. Tristani holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Loyola College in Maryland. Jeffrey Nemec Vice President, Product Development, Polk Audio Jeffrey Nemec has served as our Vice President, Product Development for Polk Audio since November 2008. Mr. Nemec is responsible for leading Polk Audio’s product development program, project management, and product sourcing. He joined Polk Audio in 1996, as a Project Manager and was promoted to Vice President in 2001. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1983, with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering.