Company: BKTI
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001437749-25-012867
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Company: BK Technologies Corp
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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2. Ms. O’Hara began her career in administrative and organization development roles at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1973 to 1978. In addition to her role as Chair of iCERT, Ms. O’Hara was JVCKENWOOD’s management representative to the Public Safety Technology Alliance. Past industry board activities include the Washington Technology Industry Association, the International Technology Association, the FCC Coordinating Committee and the American SMR Network Association. In 2021, Ms. O’Hara was awarded the Vivian Carr Award for her contributions as a woman in the wireless industry by the Radio Club of America. She has also served on the board of a charity for affordable housing in the Seattle area and on the vestry of her church. Ms. O’Hara holds an MBA with high distinction (Baker Scholar) from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in European history with distinction from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

E. Gray Payne served as Senior Vice President of The Columbia Group (“TCG”) from September 2010 to September 2017, where he was responsible for managing the Marine Corps and Navy Programs Divisions. TCG is a federal consulting firm working with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and private clients. TCG consults in the areas of logistics, acquisitions, program management, information technology, training, marine architecture and engineering, and command and control systems. Prior to September 2010, General Payne was on active duty with the Marine Corps for 10 years, retiring as a Major General. His three commands as a General Officer included the Marine Corps Mobilization Command, the Marine Corps Logistics Command and the 4th Marine Logistics Group. In his last tour with the Marine Corps, he served as Assistant Deputy Commandant for Facilities, where he was responsible for 28 installations and an annual budget exceeding $5.5 billion. Prior to March 2001, he worked with a number of companies in various capacities, including as a management consultant, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer of companies ranging in size from $2.5 million to $100 million. General Payne currently serves on the board of directors of VetCV (since December 2017), and National Wildlife Refuge Association (since June 2018). General Payne served on the board of directors of FG Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGF), a publicly traded re