John W. Frederick was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in January 2007 from his previous position as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. In his current role, Mr. Frederick is responsible for all accounting, finance and treasury functions. He joined SafeNet in June 2006 as Vice President and Worldwide Controller.
Mr. Frederick brings to SafeNet, over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. Directly prior to joining the company he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., where he was responsible for accounting and financial reporting. In conjunction with ARG's integration of a $370 million acquisition, he led the implementation of new accounting systems and reporting controls related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and supported refinancing efforts. Mr. Frederick served as Senior Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller for Sunbeam Corporation, between 1998 and 2003, where his responsibilities included accounting and control environment remediation, SEC and lender financial reporting, internal audit and technical accounting. His previous experience includes positions at Time Warner Six Flags, The Black & Decker Corporation and Coopers & Lybrand.
Mr. Frederick is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. In addition, he has pursued postgraduate studies in manufacturing operations, productivity measurements and project management at the University of California. |