Orbit International Names Wayne G. Cadwallader to Its Board of Directors
07 Febrero 2013 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Orbit International Corp. (NASDAQ:ORBT) today announced that
Wayne G. Cadwallader has joined its Board of Directors. Mr.
Cadwallader is expected to serve as a member of Orbit’s
Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Orbit’s Board of Directors is now comprised of 6 members, 5 of whom
are independent.
Mr. Cadwallader, 56, brings more than ten years of investment
experience to Orbit’s Board. He is currently Managing
Partner-Research with Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership (Elkhorn
Partners), an investment fund focused on companies in a variety of
industries. Elkhorn Partners beneficially owns 909,350 shares, or
19.6%, of Orbit’s common stock.
From October 2000 to June 2012, Mr. Cadwallader served as a
Senior Investment Analyst for Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
(a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Ltd.), where as part of the
investment team, he was involved in helping manage Fairfax
Financial’s $22.0 billion in assets. Mr. Cadwallader’s previous
experience includes management positions for CIBC, a Canadian bank,
and he began his career at Xerox holding various positions in
information technology.
Mr. Cadwallader also serves on the Board of COMARCO, INC., a
designer, developer and distributor of mobile power products in
North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. He earned his Business
Administration Certificate from Ryerson University, in Toronto,
Canada.
Mitchell Binder, President and CEO of Orbit International,
added, “We are pleased to welcome Wayne to our Board of Directors.
Through his affiliation with Elkhorn Partners, we have gained a
deep respect for his analytical skills and suggestions for
improving our business. Wayne’s extensive experience makes him an
excellent choice as a Board member. We believe that he will play an
integral role in helping us execute our business objectives and
grow our Company organically and through acquisitions.”
Mr. Cadwallader added, “I am delighted to be given the
opportunity to join Orbit’s Board. I look forward to working with
the management team and my fellow Board members to advance Orbit’s
business initiatives and enhance shareholder value.”
Orbit International Corp. is involved in the manufacture of
customized electronic components and subsystems for military and
nonmilitary government applications through its production
facilities in Hauppauge, New York, and Quakertown, Pennsylvania;
and designs and manufactures combat systems and gun weapons
systems, provides system integration and integrated logistics
support and documentation control at its facilities in Louisville,
Kentucky. Its Behlman Electronics, Inc. subsidiary manufactures and
sells high quality commercial power units, AC power sources,
frequency converters, uninterruptible power supplies and COTS power
solutions.
Certain matters discussed in this news release and oral
statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company
including, statements regarding our expectations of Orbit’s
operating plans, deliveries under contracts and strategies
generally; statements regarding our expectations of the performance
of our business; expectations regarding costs and revenues, future
operating results, additional orders, future business opportunities
and continued growth, may constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and the Federal securities laws. Although Orbit believes
that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance
that its expectations will be achieved.
Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond
Orbit International's ability to control or predict. Important
factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that
could impact Orbit International and the statements contained in
this news release can be found in Orbit's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission including quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, annual reports on Form 10-K
and its other periodic reports. For forward-looking statements in
this news release, Orbit claims the protection of the safe harbor
for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Orbit assumes no obligation to
update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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