Also known as: flahertys
Thomas J. Flaherty, age 68, became a director of the Company on May 10, 2004. He also serves, as of April 19, 2005, on our Stock Option Plan Committee and as of December 1, 2005, on our Compensation Committee. Mr. Flaherty retired as COO and Board member of Fairchild Corp. in 1999. He spent forty years in various major industrial and aerospace corporations with worldwide responsibilities. His primary expertise is in operations, and in addition to serving as COO of Fairchild, has served as President and COO of IMO Industries, CEO, President and Board member of Transnational Industries, Senior Vice President of Pratt & Whitney, and Executive Vice President of Hamilton Standard, both divisions of United Technologies. He has served on boards both in the United States and internationally and is currently sitting on four boards of not-for-profit companies.
