Richard L. Soloway

RICHARD L. SOLOWAY is the Chairman of the Board of NAPCO Security
Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in patented electronic security
systems comprising building access control systems, locking devices and
burglar and fire alarms. With 30 years’ experience pioneering the
international security industry, Mr. Soloway is a national expert and
counselor in security trends and issues including domestic and
institutional security breaches leading to human injury and loss of
life, kidnapping, loss of property, attacks, and robberies. A self-made
man, Mr. Soloway began designing and manufacturing electronic sound and
light equipment for rock bands in the late 1960s for such notable
artists as Eric Clapton. In 1969, Mr. Soloway’s entrepreneurial
ingenuity identified a growing need for commercial and residential
security, and in 1972 he founded NAPCO Security Systems, Inc., as a
public company in Copiague, Long Island, New York. Mr. Soloway is the
holder of numerous electronic design and manufacturing patents in the
security industry. He is listed in the ‘Who’s Who in Finance and
Industry.’ He received Ernst & Young’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award
for 2001.