James A. Luksch is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Blonder Tongue Laboratories . With his partner, Bob Palle, Jim purchased the company in 1989. He has been Chairman of the Board since 1994 and served as President of the Company from 1989 until 2003. Under his tenure, Blonder Tongue completed a successful independent public offering in December 1995 (trading on AMEX: BDR) and increased revenue from $10 Million to approximately $40 Million a year. Mr. Luksch leads all business operations directing activities of nearly 250 personnel in manufacturing, production operational services, finance, and sales. Mr. Luksch has been involved in the cable industry since 1965 when he co-founded Texscan Corporation. He has authored multiple patents and served on the NCTA Engineering Advisory Committee. After completing his army service in the Korean War, Mr. Luksch received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Buffalo, Magna cum Laude, followed by an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Jim began his career as a radar design engineer with the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA. |