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William R. Jackson
President
Mr. Jackson has served as our President since August 2006. He was our Vice President of Sales and Marketing from February 2004 until his promotion in August 2006 and was Vice President of Mobile Audio from 2002 until February 2004. He has served us since 1995 in various positions, including Managing Director of Lightning Audio and regional sales manager.

Mr. Jackson has 25 years experience in the consumer electronics industry. Prior to joining Rockford, he managed a retail consumer electronics store for 13 years and operated a manufacturer's sales representative firm for three years. Mr. Jackson holds a degree in Business Administration and Art from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr. Jackson has also completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
Jerry E. Goldress
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Goldress has served as our Chairman of the Board since 1998. Mr. Goldress served as an advisory director to us from 1992 until 1998. From 1981 until 2003, Mr. Goldress served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grisanti, Galef & Goldress.

Mr. Goldress is also a director of Alamo Group (NYSE:ALG), a publicly held manufacturer of industrial mowing equipment, and of K2, Inc. (NYSE:KTO), a publicly held manufacturer of snow ski and sporting equipment. Mr. Goldress has a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Ralph B. Godfrey
Director
Mr. Godfrey has served as a director since 1999. Mr. Godfrey was employed by 3Com Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of computer networking products, from 1990 until he retired in 2000. He held various positions at 3Com, including Senior Vice President of Americas Sales and Senior Vice President of E-Business.

Mr. Godfrey also serves as a director of Extended Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:XTND), a publicly held provider of mobile applications software and services. Mr. Godfrey holds a B.S.E.E. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University.
Nicholas G. Bartol
Director
Mr. Bartol has served as a director since 1985, except for a two-year period from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Bartol has served as Chief Financial Officer of Galilee of the Nations, a music production company, since 2003. He was employed by EFW, a defense contractor, from 1985 until 1999.

Mr. Bartol holds an A.B. from Brown University, an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Mr. Bartol is the brother of Timothy C. Bartol.
Timothy C. Bartol
Director
Mr. Bartol has served as a director since 1997 and served as our Chairman in 1997 and 1998. Mr. Bartol has been the principal of Bartol Consulting, a marketing and information technology consulting firm, since 2003. Mr. Bartol was employed from 1994 until 2003 by Phillips Information Resources, serving in multiple positions including Director of Application Development and Chief Technology Officer.

Mr. Bartol holds a B.A. from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. and M.S./M.I.S. from Boston University. Mr. Bartol is the brother of Nicholas G. Bartol.
John P. Lloyd
Director
Mr. Lloyd has served as a director since 1988. Mr. Lloyd has worked since 1994 as a Managing Director in the Investment Management Group of Aetna. Mr. Lloyd is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has a B.S. in Finance from Villanova University and an M.B.A. in Investments from Drexel University.
        
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