John Shalam Email & Phone Number

Mr. Shalam leads an active life outside of Audiovox as a member of the Wharton School Club of NY; member of the Ben Franklin Society, University of Pennsylvania and a member of the JP Morgan/Chase Bank Metropolitan Advisory Board. He is a life member of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity; Chevalier of La Chaine Des Rotisseurs (NY Chapter); member of the Ordre Mondial Du Vin; Fondateur de L’ Academie Brillat-Savarin; Past President and Director of the Old Westbury Horsemen’s Foundation; and is a member of the Glen Oaks Golf & Country Club. Mr. Shalam is also active in the Consumer Electronics Association where he serves on the Executive Board as a Member-at-Large, and is Chairman of CEA’s Investment Committee. He was instrumental in helping CEA become an active participant in the Wireless Communications Industry, establishing the Wireless Communications Division in 2001, and acting as its first and founding Chairman. In 1997, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Mr. Shalam attended the Peekskill Military Academy in Peekskill, NY and received a Bachelor of Science in economics from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is married to Jane Shalam with whom he has three sons: Ari (a real estate executive at Taconic Investment Partners in New York City), David (a Vice President for the Mobile Video Division of Audiovox) and Marc (who is presently attending the City University of London’s Graduate Business and Real Estate School). Their primary residence is in Old Westbury, NY.

Listed skills include Video and Military.

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  Founder And Chairman

  Audiovox Copration

  Jan 1965 - Present

  John Shalam founded Audiovox Corporation in 1965. He currently serves as the company’s Chairman. Audiovox Corporation is an international leader in the marketing of auto sound, vehicle security and mobile video systems and their related accessories. The company is listed on the NASDAQ and had sales of $457 million in 2007. Audiovox markets its products under its own brands and private labels to a large and diverse distribution network both domestically and internationally. International sales are handled through two subsidiaries and several joint ventures as well as directly to international carriers and distributors.

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  The Wharton School