How a California Manufacturer Competes in International Markets

The Presidents' Forum of Orange County
March 11, 2008

David Jacobs
Chairman
Anchor Audio, Inc.

Speaker Biography:
David and Janet Jacobs acquired Anchor Audio in 1990. David Jacobs serves as the Chairman and Janet Jacobs serves as President. Mr. Jacobs’ responsibilities are in the area of long-term planning, systems, finance and engineering. Mrs. Jacobs handles the sales, market and manufacturing aspects of the company.

Prior to acquiring Anchor Audio, Mr. Jacobs held the following positions:

• President of Colony Capital, a venture capital company with investments in automotive wheel manufacturing, medical supplies manufacturing, stock brokerage and telephone equipment repair.

• Executive Vice President of SuperShuttle International (airport transportation).

• Partner in Jacobs & Co. (Bankruptcy Court Examiners for the Department of Justice and bank strategic planning).

• Senior Consultant with Peat, Marwick (strategic planning consulting).

• System Consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. (systems development).

Mr. Jacobs recently retired as the Chairman of the Board of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC), a manufacturing operations consulting firm providing manufacturing improvement services to middle market companies throughout California.

Mr. Jacobs received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

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