People: Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Kornberg, Fred 73 1976 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Porcelain, Michael 40 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Burt, Richard 68 1998 Senior Vice President and President of Comtech Systems, Inc.
McCollum, Robert 60 2000 Senior Vice President; President of Comtech EF Data Corp.
Wood, Daniel 51 2006 Senior Vice President; President of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation
Kapelus, Jerome 45 2006 Senior Vice President - Strategy and Business Development
Konopelko, Larry 56 2006 Senior Vice President; President of Comtech PST Corp.
Goldberg, Richard 73 1983 Director
Nocita, Gerard 73 1993 Director
Kantor, Edwin 77 2001 Director
Kaplan, Ira 73 2002 Director
Paul, Robert 67 2007 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Kornberg, Fred Mr. Fred Kornberg has been Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since 1976. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President of Comtech from 1971 to 1976 and the General Manager of the telecommunications transmission segment.
Porcelain, Michael Mr. Michael D. Porcelain has been Senior Vice President of Comtech Telecommunications Corp and Chief Financial Officer since March 2006 and was previously Vice President of Finance and Internal Audit of Comtech from 2002 to March 2006. Prior to joining Comtech, Mr. Porcelain was Director of Corporate Profit and Business Planning for Symbol Technologies, a mobile wireless information solutions company, where he was employed from 1998 to 2002. Previously, he spent five years in public accounting holding various positions, including Manager in the Transaction Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Burt, Richard Mr. Richard L. Burt has been Senior Vice President and President of Comtech Systems, Inc. of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since 1998 and had been a Vice President since 1992. He has been President of Comtech Systems, Inc. since 1989 and Vice President since its founding in 1984. Mr. Burt first joined Comtech in 1979.
McCollum, Robert Mr. Robert L. McCollum is Senior Vice President; President of Comtech EF Data Corp., of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Mr. McCollum has been Senior Vice President of Comtech since 2000 and had been a Vice President since 1996. He founded Comtech Communications Corp. in 1994 and had been its President since its formation. In July 2000, Comtech combined Comtech Communications Corp. with Comtech EF Data Corp., and appointed Mr. McCollum President of the combined entities.
Wood, Daniel Mr. Daniel S. Wood has been Senior Vice President of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since December 2006 and President of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation since April 2005. He was hired in October 2004 and served as Executive Vice President of Operations of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation until his promotion to President. Previously, Mr. Wood was employed at EDO Corporation for 15 years, where he held senior management positions, including Group Director, Finance, for EDO’s Systems and Analysis Group, and Director Contracts and Finance, for EDO’s Combat Systems Division.
Kapelus, Jerome Mr. Jerome Kapelus has been Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, since he joined Comtech Telecommunications Corp in February 2006. From 2000 until he joined the Company, Mr. Kapelus was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group at Bear Stearns & Company, where his clients included companies in the telecommunications equipment sector. Prior to joining Bear Stearns & Company, Mr. Kapelus worked at firms that included Jeffries & Co. and The Bank of New York, where he provided investment banking and commercial banking services to various industries including communications service providers.
Konopelko, Larry Mr. Larry Konopelko has been Senior Vice President of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since December 2006 and has been President of Comtech PST Corp. since June 2002. He joined Comtech PST as Vice President and General Manager in July 2001. Prior to joining Comtech PST, he was General Manager at MPD Technologies, Inc. from 1995 to 2001.
Goldberg, Richard Mr. Richard L. Goldberg has been a Director of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since 1983. He has been a partner since 1990 in the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, which renders legal services to Comtech. Prior to 1990, Mr. Goldberg was a partner since 1966 in the firm Botein Hays & Sklar. Since November 2004, Mr. Goldberg has also been an independent business advisor.
Nocita, Gerard Mr. Gerard R. Nocita has been a Director of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since 1993. He is a private investor. He was Treasurer of the Incorporated Village of Patchogue from 1993 to 1996. He was affiliated with Comtech from its inception in 1967 until 1993.
Kantor, Edwin Mr. Edwin Kantor has been a Director of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since 2001. He has been an Investment Banker with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. since 2009. Previously, he served as Chairman of BK Financial Services LLP from 2002 to 2009. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of TPB Financial Services and was Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of HCFP/Brenner Securities from 1999 to 2001. He was Vice Chairman of Barington Capital Group from 1993 to 1999. Prior to joining Barington, Mr. Kantor spent 37 years in the securities industry with Drexel Burnham Lambert and its predecessor firms, where he held various positions, including serving as the firm's Vice Chairman.
Kaplan, Ira Mr. Ira Kaplan has been a Director of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since 2002. He is a private investor. Prior to his retirement in 2001, Mr. Kaplan held several executive positions at EDO Corporation for over 40 years, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2001. EDO Corporation is a supplier of military and commercial products and services.
Paul, Robert Mr. Robert G. Paul has been a Director of Comtech Telecommunications Corp since March 2007. He serves on the boards of directors of Rogers Corporation and Kemet Corporation, and previously served on the board of directors of Andrew Corporation from 2003 to 2005. He was the Group President, Base Station Subsystems, for Andrew Corporation from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Paul was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Allen Telecom Inc. from 1989 to 2003. He also served in various other capacities at Allen Telecom, which he joined in 1970, including Chief Financial Officer and President of the Antenna Specialists Division.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Kornberg, Fred 4,816,000
Porcelain, Michael 1,143,520
Burt, Richard 1,114,490
McCollum, Robert 1,373,820
Wood, Daniel 972,896
Kapelus, Jerome 817,959
Konopelko, Larry --
Goldberg, Richard --
Nocita, Gerard --
Kantor, Edwin --
Kaplan, Ira --
Paul, Robert --
As Of 30 Jul 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Kornberg, Fred 684,168 11,666,690
Porcelain, Michael 75,017 1,940,265
Burt, Richard 283,500 5,786,501
McCollum, Robert 338,500 7,549,070
Wood, Daniel 127,500 3,779,775
Kapelus, Jerome 0 0
Konopelko, Larry 0 0
Goldberg, Richard 0 0
Nocita, Gerard 0 0
Kantor, Edwin 0 0
Kaplan, Ira 0 0
Paul, Robert 0 0
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