People: Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc (BDR)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
James Luksch	81	2003	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Robert Palle	66	2003	President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, Director
Eric Skolnik	47	2003	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary
Emily Nikoo	46	2011	Executive Vice President
Norman Westcott	71	1999	Senior Vice President - Operational Services
Kant Mistry	71	2003	Vice President - Engineering, Chief Technical Officer
Jeff Smith	48	2011	Vice President - Sales
Allen Horvath	60	2003	Vice President - Manufacturing
Nezam Nikoo	48	2009	Vice President - Advanced Digital Technologies
Anthony Bruno	71	2008	Independent Director
Charles Dietz	64	2011	Independent Director
Gary Scharmett	56	1997	Independent Director
Steven Shea	53	2009	Independent Director
James Williams	54	1993	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
James Luksch	Mr. James A. Luksch is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc. He has been one of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since November, 1988. He has been the Chairman of Board since November, 1994. Mr. Luksch also served as President from November, 1988 until May, 2003.
Robert Palle	Mr. Robert J. Palle, Jr., is President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, Director of Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. He has been one of Directors since September, 1993, President since May, 2003 and Chief Operating Officer and Secretary since April, 1989. He also served as Executive Vice President from April, 1989 until May, 2003 and as Interim Treasurer from March through April, 2001.
Eric Skolnik	Mr. Eric S. Skolnik is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary of Blonder Tongue Labs Inc. He has been a Senior Vice President since May, 2003 and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary since May, 2001. Mr. Skolnik served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from January, 2001 through April, 2001. He was Corporate Controller from May, 2000 through January, 2001. From 1994 until May, 2000, Mr. Skolnik worked as a certified public accountant with BDO Seidman, LLP.
Emily Nikoo	Ms. Emily M. Nikoo is Executive Vice President of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc., since May, 2011. She was Senior Vice President – Operations from February, 2007 to May, 2011. Ms. Nikoo served as Vice President - Marketing and Technical Services from February, 2004 to February, 2007. She was hired by the company in March, 1995 as a product manager and has held several supervisory and management positions. From 1994 until 1995, Ms. Nikoo was the Vice President of Electronic Systems Advanced Technology, and from 1987 to 1994 she worked as an electrical engineering and project manager for Lockheed Martin Corporation in its space systems business segment.
Norman Westcott	Mr. Norman A. Westcott is Senior Vice President - Operational Services of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc., since October, 1999. He was one of Vice Presidents from July, 1994 until October, 1999. Mr. Westcott is responsible for material purchasing and production.
Kant Mistry	Mr. Kant Mistry is Vice President - Engineering, Chief Technical Officer of Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. He has been Vice President - Engineering since May, 2003, and has been Chief Technical Officer since July, 2000. From October, 1990 to July, 2000, Mr. Mistry served as Chief Engineer.
Jeff Smith	Mr. Jeff Smith is Vice President - Sales of Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., since May, 2011. Mr. Smith served as Vice President - North American Sales from October 2007 through May 2011, as National Director of Sales from December 2006 through October 2007, and as Director of South Central Regional Sales from January 2006 through December 2006. From February 2002 through May 2005, Mr. Smith worked as Director of Commercial Installations at Dish Network®.
Allen Horvath	Mr. Allen Horvath is Vice President - Manufacturing of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc., since May, 2003. He is responsible for manufacturing activities. Mr. Horvath served as Manufacturing Manager from 1998 until May, 2003. Since 1976, Mr. Horvath has served the company in various management positions in the areas of production testing, engineering, quality control and manufacturing.
Nezam Nikoo	Mr. Nezam Nikoo is Vice President – Advanced Digital Technologies of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc., since February, 2009. Mr. Nikoo served as Chief Digital Engineer from July, 2000 until February, 2009 and as Senior Design Engineer from 1995 until 2008. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Nikoo held several positions at Lockheed Martin Corporation, including his final position as Lead Electrical Design Engineer integrating space shuttle payload experiments.
Anthony Bruno	Mr. Anthony J. Bruno is Independent Director of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc., since February 1, 2008. Since 2007, Mr. Bruno has been a financial consultant providing corporate acquisition advisory services to various companies located in the United States. Prior to 2007, Mr. Bruno was the Vice-President of Finance for 18 years for Besam Entrance Solutions, the United States subsidiary of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, a Swedish Company, managing all aspects of its financial activities in North America. Mr. Bruno also previously served as Blonder’s Vice President of Finance from 1981 to 1989.
Charles Dietz	Mr. Charles E. Dietz serves as Independent Director of Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., since September 14, 2011. Since 2008, Mr. Dietz has been an independent cable industry consultant to various clients within the cable industry. Prior to 2008, Mr. Dietz was Senior Vice President of Engineering for 12 years at Insight Communications, a multiple systems operator, and from 2001 to 2008 served as Insight Communications’ Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Dietz was responsible for all technical aspects of Insight Communications’ operations, including technology development and implementation, system construction and maintenance, purchasing, and technical regulatory compliance. Mr. Dietz has been a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers since 1978, and a member of Cable TV Pioneers since 2010.
Gary Scharmett	Mr. Gary P. Scharmett is Independent Director of Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., since December, 1997. Since January, 1989, Mr. Scharmett has been a partner in the law firm of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP, outside counsel, and served on the Board of Directors of that firm from January, 2001 until December, 2003. He presently serves as the Co-Chair of that firm’s Finance & Restructuring Practice Group. Mr. Scharmett is also currently a Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of The Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc., and a Director of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association.
Steven Shea	Mr. Steven L. Shea is Independent Director of Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc., since September 25, 2009. Mr. Shea has more than twenty-five years of investment banking experience. Since January, 2011, he has served as President of Hardesty Capital Management, LLC (an SEC registered investment advisor) and Hardesty Capital Corporation, which provide investment advisory services to corporations, institutions and individuals. Prior thereto, Mr. Shea was an Executive Vice President of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. (“Ferris Baker”), from 1999 until the sale of such firm in 2008. Mr. Shea also served as the Executive Director of the Capital Markets Division of Ferris Baker and was a member of their Board of Directors and Executive and Strategic Alternative Committees of the Board of Directors. Prior to his position at Ferris Baker, Mr. Shea was a Vice President with Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Company from 1989 to 1993, and was a Vice President at Maryland National Bank from 1981 to 1989.
James Williams	Mr. James F. Williams is Independent Director of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc., since September, 1993. He has served as the Vice-President and a Director of Ontario Specialty Contracting, Inc., a demolition and environmental contracting company, since June, 1999. Since July, 2007, Mr. Williams has served as a director, managing member and vice president of Buffalo City Center Leasing, LLC, which, until February 2011 was a lessor of electronic route tracking equipment to the trucking industry. See “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” below for additional details regarding Buffalo City.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
James Luksch	557,529
Robert Palle	414,993
Eric Skolnik	179,113
Emily Nikoo	217,274
Norman Westcott	153,844
Kant Mistry	203,789
Jeff Smith	--
Allen Horvath	--
Nezam Nikoo	--
Anthony Bruno	--
Charles Dietz	--
Gary Scharmett	--
Steven Shea	--
James Williams	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
James Luksch	33,333	0
Robert Palle	31,333	0
Eric Skolnik	36,000	2,640
Emily Nikoo	52,000	29,700
Norman Westcott	106,333	7,333
Kant Mistry	84,667	5,867
Jeff Smith	0	0
Allen Horvath	0	0
Nezam Nikoo	0	0
Anthony Bruno	0	0
Charles Dietz	0	0
Gary Scharmett	0	0
Steven Shea	0	0
James Williams	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
PALLE ROBERT J JR	2,000	$1.10
PALLE ROBERT J JR	600	$1.10
PALLE ROBERT J JR	1,700	$1.17
PALLE ROBERT J JR	3,699	$1.26
PALLE ROBERT J JR	10,000	$1.28
PALLE ROBERT J JR	600	$1.18
PALLE ROBERT J JR	1,000	$1.21
PALLE ROBERT J JR	5,700	$1.20
PALLE ROBERT J JR	500	$1.12
PALLE ROBERT J JR	2,000	$1.12
DIETZ CHARLES E	10,000	$1.02
DIETZ CHARLES E	8,700	$1.01
DIETZ CHARLES E	300	$1.01
DIETZ CHARLES E	1,000	$1.02
BRUNO ANTHONY J	500	$0.99
BRUNO ANTHONY J	1,217	$1.00
BRUNO ANTHONY J	3,500	$0.99
BRUNO ANTHONY J	3,000	$1.01
BRUNO ANTHONY J	3,600	$1.00
BRUNO ANTHONY J	1,000	$1.01
BRUNO ANTHONY J	2,400	$1.00
BRUNO ANTHONY J	1,383	$1.00
MISTRY KANT	2,666	$0.76
WESTCOTT NORMAN A	285	$1.70
WESTCOTT NORMAN A	285	$1.76

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