Erik van der Kaay Elected to COMARCO Board of Directors; New Board Member is CEO of Datum Inc., the Leader in Telecommunications Timing and Synchronization.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2001 COMARCO Inc. (Nasdaq:CMRO CMRO Current Medical Research and Opinion (journal) CMRO Concerned Motorcycle Riders of Ohio CMRO Canadian Mud Racing Organization CMRO Certified Medical Review Officer CMRO Complex Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul ), a leading provider of advanced wireless technology tools and engineering services, today announced that its shareholders have elected Erik van der Kaay, 61, to the company's board of directors. van der Kaay is president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chairman of the board at Irvine-based Datum The singular form of data; for example, one datum. It is rarely used, and data, its plural form, is commonly used for both singular and plural. Inc. "Erik van der Kaay, through his experience in the timing and synchronizing of data flow in networks, knows intimately well the nuances and shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
"During his leadership tenure at Datum, the company achieved its best year in history in 2000 while successfully diversifying its product portfolio, customer base and geographic reach. Erik brings to our board a wealth of contacts in the telecommunications industry and tremendous leadership skills." Prior to Datum, van der Kaay served as executive vice president of Allen Telecom Inc., a leading supplier of systems expansion products, site management products, and antennae to the worldwide two-way wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. marketplace. He also currently sits on the boards of RF MicroDevices and TranSwitch Corp. A native of the Netherlands, van der Kaay has lived and worked in Canada, Brazil, and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Prior to his tenure at Allen Telecom he worked for several telecommunications and equipment companies including Telaxis Communications Inc. in South Deerfield, Mass., Avantek Inc. in Fremont, Calif., and M/A-COM Inc. in Burlington, Mass. van der Kaay has an undergraduate degree in mathematics and physics from Concordia University in Montreal, did postgraduate work at Bucknell University, and completed the senior executive program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, Sloan Business School. About COMARCO Based in Irvine, COMARCO is a leading provider of advanced technology tools and engineering services to the wireless communications industry. COMARCO also designs and manufactures remote voice systems and advanced technology products for portable wireless appliances such as notebook computers, cellular telephones and personal organizers. The company's Web sites can be found at www.comarco.com and www.chargesource.com. |
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