People: Black Diamond Inc (BDE.OQ)
BDE.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
10.45USD
2 Aug 2013
10.45USD
2 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Warren Kanders |
55 | 2002 | Executive Chairman of the Board |
Peter Metcalf |
57 | 2010 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Robert Schiller |
50 | 2010 | Executive Vice Chairman of the Board |
Aaron Kuehne |
34 | 2013 | Interim Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer |
Philip Duff |
2010 | Independent Director | |
Michael Henning |
72 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Donald House |
70 | 1997 | Independent Director |
Nicholas Sokolow |
62 | 2002 | Independent Director |
Cody Slach |
IR Contact Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Warren Kanders |
Mr. Warren B. Kanders is Executive Chairman of the Board of Black Diamond Inc. He has served as one of directors since June 2002 and as Executive Chairman of Board of Directors since December 2002. Since 1990, Mr. Kanders has served as the President of Kanders & Company, Inc. (“Kanders & Co.”), a private investment firm principally owned and controlled by Mr. Kanders, that makes investments in and provides consulting services to public and private entities. From January 1996 until its sale to BAE Systems plc on July 31, 2007, Mr. Kanders served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and as the Chief Executive Officer from April 2003, of Armor Holdings, Inc., formerly a New York Stock Exchange-listed company and a manufacturer and supplier of military vehicles, armored vehicles and safety and survivability products and systems to the aerospace and defense, public safety, homeland security and commercial markets. Mr. Kanders served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gregory Mountain Products from March 2008 until May 2010. Mr. Kanders served as a director of Highlands Acquisition Corp from May 2007 until September 2009. From April 2004 until October 2006, he served as the Executive Chairman, and from October 2006 until September 2009, served as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stamford Industrial Group, Inc., which was an independent manufacturer of steel counterweights. Since November 2004, Mr. Kanders has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of PC Group, Inc., a manufacturer of personal care products. From October 1992 to May 1996, Mr. Kanders served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Benson Eyecare Corporation, a formerly publicly-listed manufacturer and distributor of eye care products and services. Mr. Kanders graduated with an A.B. degree in Economics from Brown University. Mr. Kanders also serves on the board of trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Choate Rosemary Hall School and the Winston Churchill Foundation. |
Peter Metcalf |
Mr. Peter R. Metcalf is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Black Diamond Inc. Mr. Metcalf has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2010. Mr. Metcalf served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Black Diamond Equipment, Inc. (“Black Diamond Equipment”) since co-founding Black Diamond Equipment in 1989 until the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Black Diamond Equipment in May 2010. Mr. Metcalf graduated with a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado. He also earned a Certificate in Management from the Peter Drucker Center of Management. |
Robert Schiller |
Mr. Robert R. Schiller is Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Black Diamond Inc. Mr. Schiller served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gregory from March 2008 until May 2010. From July 1996 until its sale to BAE Systems on July 31, 2007, Mr. Schiller served in a variety of capacities at Armor Holdings, including as a Director from June 2005, President from January 2004, Chief Operating Officer from April 2003, and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from November 2000 to March 2004. Mr. Schiller also serves on the board of directors of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation and the University of North Florida Foundation. Mr. Schiller graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Emory University in 1985 and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1991. |
Aaron Kuehne |
Mr. Aaron Kuehne has been appointed as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer of Black Diamond, Inc., effective as of March 15, 2013. He has been with the Company since September 2010. Before joining the Company, Mr. Kuehne served as the Corporate Controller of Certiport from August 2009 to September 2010. From July 2004 to August 2009, Mr. Kuehne served in various capacities with KPMG LLC, most recently as Audit Manager. Mr. Kuehne graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from University of Utah – David Eccles School of Business in 2002 and with a M.B.A. degree from University of Utah – David Eccles School of Business in 2004. He has also been a Certified Public Accountant since 2005. |
Philip Duff |
Mr. Philip N. Duff is an Independent Director of Black Diamond Inc., since May 28, 2010. Mr. Duff has served as the Chief Executive Officer and General Partner of Massif Partners LLP (formerly Duff Capital Advisors) since founding it in 2007. Until December 2006, Mr. Duff served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of FrontPoint Partners, LLC, which he co-founded in 2000. From 1998 until 2000, he was the Chief Operating Officer, Senior Managing Director, member of the Management Committee, and member of the Advisory Board of Tiger Management LLC. From 1984 to 1998, Mr. Duff was also employed at Morgan Stanley, where his prior positions included serving as Chief Financial Officer at Morgan Stanley Group Inc., as President and Chief Executive Officer at Van Kampen America Capital (acquired by Morgan Stanley), and as the head of Financial Institutions Group in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. From 1979 to 1982, Mr. Duff traded grain at Louis Dreyfus, Inc. Mr. Duff currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Ambac Financial Group since 2007, Photovoltaic Power Corporation since 2009, and TraDove, Inc. since 2009. Mr. Duff has also been a member of the Advisory Board of Westbury Partners since 2001. From 1994 to 2000, he previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation, and from 2003 to 2007, he served on the Board of Trustees of the Managed Funds Association. Mr. Duff graduated with an A.B. degree in Mathematics from Harvard College and with an M.B.A degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
Michael Henning |
Mr. Michael A. Henning is an Independent Director of Black Diamond Inc., since May 28, 2010. Mr. Henning served as a director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Highlands from May 2007 until September 2009. Since 2000, Mr. Henning has been the Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee, and has previously served as the Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee, of the Board of Directors of CTS Corporation, a NYSE-listed company that provides electronic components to auto, wireless and PC businesses. In December 2002, he joined the Board of Directors of Omnicom Group Inc., a global communications company, where he also serves on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Henning is also a member of the Board of Directors, and serves on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, of Landstar System, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed transportation and logistics services company. Mr. Henning retired as Deputy Chairman from Ernst & Young in 2000 after forty years with the firm. Mr. Henning was the inaugural CEO of Ernst & Young International, serving from 1993 to 1999. From 1991 to 1993, he served as Vice Chairman of Tax Services at Ernst & Young. Mr. Henning was also the Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office, from 1985 to 1991, and the Partner in charge of International Tax Services, from 1978 to 1985. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Henning served as a Co-Chairman of the Foreign Investment Advisory Board of Russia, where he co-chaired a panel of 25 CEOs from the G-7 countries who advised the Russian government in adopting international accounting and tax standards. Mr. Henning graduated with a B.B.A. degree from St. Francis College and received a Certificate from the Harvard University Advanced Management Program. Mr. Henning is a Certified Public Accountant. |
Donald House |
Mr. Donald L. House is an Independent Director of Black Diamond Inc. He has served as one of directors since January 1993. Mr. House served as Chairman of Board of Directors from January 1994 until December 1997 and as President from January 1993 until December 1993. Mr. House also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Carreker Corporation from May 1998 until March 2007. Mr. House is a private investor and he serves on the board of directors as well as the Chairman and Co-Chairman of several privately-held companies. Mr. House graduated with B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Nicholas Sokolow |
Mr. Nicholas Sokolow is an Independent Director of Black Diamond Inc., since June 2002. From January 1996 until its sale to BAE Systems on July 31, 2007, Mr. Sokolow served as a member of the Board of Directors of Armor Holdings. Mr. Sokolow served as a member of the Board of Directors of Stamford Industrial Group, Inc. from October 2006 until September 2009. Since 2007, Mr. Sokolow has been practicing law at the firm of Lebow & Sokolow LLP. From 1994 to 2007, Mr. Sokolow was a partner at the law firm of Sokolow, Carreras & Partners. From June 1973 until October 1994, Mr. Sokolow was an associate and partner at the law firm of Coudert Brothers. Mr. Sokolow graduated with Economics and Finance degrees from the Institut D’Etudes Politiques, a Law degree from the Faculte de Droit and a Masters of Comparative Law degree from the University of Michigan. |
Cody Slach |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Warren Kanders |
1,780,790 |
Peter Metcalf |
271,887 |
Robert Schiller |
210,671 |
Aaron Kuehne |
-- |
Philip Duff |
-- |
Michael Henning |
-- |
Donald House |
-- |
Nicholas Sokolow |
-- |
Cody Slach |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Warren Kanders |
1,621,250 | 1,518,150 |
Peter Metcalf |
0 | 0 |
Robert Schiller |
0 | 0 |
Aaron Kuehne |
0 | 0 |
Philip Duff |
0 | 0 |
Michael Henning |
0 | 0 |
Donald House |
0 | 0 |
Nicholas Sokolow |
0 | 0 |
Cody Slach |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
HOUSE DONALD L |
40,000 | $5.35 |
HOUSE DONALD L |
26,388 | $8.10 |
KANDERS WARREN B |
200,000 | $5.35 |
HOUSE DONALD L |
20,000 | $5.35 |
SOKOLOW NICHOLAS |
20,000 | $5.01 |
SOKOLOW NICHOLAS |
20,000 | $4.00 |
SOKOLOW NICHOLAS |
66,667 | $0.00 |
SOKOLOW NICHOLAS |
66,667 | $0.00 |
HOUSE DONALD L |
10,000 | $5.50 |
KANDERS WARREN B |
21,250 | $4.06 |
SOKOLOW NICHOLAS |
66,667 | $7.50 |
METCALF PETER R |
13,333 | $7.50 |
SCHILLER ROBERT R |
17,332 | $7.50 |
DUFF PHILIP N |
200,000 | $7.50 |
SCHILLER ROBERT R |
40,000 | $7.50 |
SCHILLER ROBERT R |
40,000 | $7.50 |
SCHILLER ROBERT R |
240,801 | $7.50 |
KANDERS WARREN B |
666,667 | $7.50 |

