CalAmp Appoints Richard Gold President and Chief Executive Officer
March 04 2008 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP), a leading provider of wireless
products, services, and solutions, announced today that Richard
Gold has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of
CalAmp, effective immediately. He replaces Fred Sturm, who has
resigned from his positions as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and as a member of the Company�s Board of
Directors. Mr. Gold has served as a director of CalAmp since 2000
and as Chairman of the Board since 2004. Concurrent with his
appointment as President and CEO he has resigned as the Board�s
Chairman but will continue to serve as a director. Frank Perna, a
director of CalAmp since 2000, has been elected to replace Mr. Gold
as the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Gold has also stepped down as a
member of the Board�s Audit Committee and as Chairman and member of
the Governance and Nominating Committee, and has been replaced in
those positions by current director Thomas Pardun. �We are excited
that Rick has agreed to take on this increased role with CalAmp and
to lead the CalAmp team,� said Mr. Perna. �Rick has a proven track
record as a leader in our industry. With his extensive experience
in wireless communications, the Board believes that Rick is
uniquely qualified to help CalAmp regain its momentum and move the
Company forward.� Mr. Perna continued, �The Board of Directors
expresses its gratitude to Fred Sturm for his many contributions
over the course of his 10 years of dedicated service to the
Company. During this time, CalAmp experienced rapid growth and
became a leading supplier to the satellite television market. We
wish him the best in his future professional endeavors.� Commenting
on his new role with the Company, Mr. Gold stated, �I look forward
to continuing CalAmp�s drive as a leader in our industry and
expanding and building on our strong brand. During my tenure
serving on the Company�s Board of Directors, I have been extremely
impressed with the talent and dedication of CalAmp�s world-class
employees. I am convinced that we have an excellent team in place
that is poised to deliver strong financial performance and enhanced
shareholder value in the coming years.� Mr. Gold, age 53, has over
twenty-five years experience as an entrepreneur and executive in
the wireless communications and semiconductor industries. From May
2004 to March 2008, Mr. Gold was a Managing Director of InnoCal
Venture Capital. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Nova Crystals, Inc., a supplier of optical sensing equipment,
from December 2002 until May 2004, and from June 2002 to July 2003
he was Chairman of Radia Communications, Inc., a supplier of
wireless communications semiconductors. Prior to this, Mr. Gold was
the Chief Executive Officer of Genoa Corp. and Pacific Monolithics,
Inc., co-founder and VP/GM of Adams-Russell Semiconductor, and
co-founder and VP Sales of International Microsystems. He began his
career as an engineer with Hewlett-Packard. He received a BS in
engineering physics from Cornell University, an MBA from
Northeastern University and a PhD in electrical engineering from
Stanford University. About CalAmp Corp. CalAmp is a leading
provider of wireless communications products that enable
anytime/anywhere access to critical information, data and
entertainment content. With comprehensive capabilities ranging from
product design and development through volume production, CalAmp
delivers cost-effective high quality solutions to a broad array of
customers and end markets. CalAmp is a supplier of DBS outdoor
customer premise equipment to the U.S. satellite television market.
The Company also provides wireless data communication solutions for
the telemetry and asset tracking markets, private wireless
networks, public safety communications and critical infrastructure
and process control applications. For additional information,
please visit the Company�s website at www.calamp.com.
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