Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 28, 2000
THOMAS A. FRANZA is Chief Executive Officer and President of
COMARCO, Inc. and COMARCO Wireless Technologies and a member of
the Board of Directors of COMARCO, Inc. He is an executive with
experience in general management, finance, product development,
marketing, sales and product management. Mr. Franza has served in
senior management positions with COMARCO, leading to his
appointment in 1994 as President of COMARCO Wireless Technologies
and Executive Vice President of COMARCO Inc. In September of
1998, Mr. Franza became a Director of COMARCO, Inc. In April
2000, Mr. Franza became CEO and President of COMARCO, Inc. Upon
joining the company in 1985, Mr. Franza started a new division,
which was to be the company's diversification platform from which
COMARCO Wireless Technologies evolved. As CEO and President of
COMARCO Wireless Technologies, Mr. Franza has guided the
development of the company from a tiny start-up to a leading
provider of advanced wireless systems and related products to
customers throughout the world. Based on the success of COMARCO
Wireless, the company decided to divest its other business units
and concentrate its resources on the wireless business. Prior to
joining COMARCO, Mr. Franza was an executive with Aerospace
Avionics, Inc., a high technology start-up company where he was
responsible for the formulation of marketing and sales strategy,
business development and product management. Aerospace Avionics
grew rapidly and was eventually acquired by British Aerospace.
Previously he worked in program management for Grumman Aerospace.
His formal education includes a Bachelor's of Science from the
State University of New York and a Master's Degree in Business
Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles
Anderson School. Profile
Mr. Franza: I should start by telling you that we're just completing a
structural change that has transformed the
