Board of Directors
Scott R. Silverman, Chairman
Mr. Silverman has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors since July 2013. Previously, Mr. Silverman served as the chairman of the board of directors of PositiveID Corporation from November 2008 until December 2011, and as chief executive officer from August 2009 until August 2011. He previously served as chief executive officer of PositiveID Corporation, then known as VeriChip Corporation, from December 2006 through July 2008, as chairman of its board of directors from March 2003 through July 2008, and as a member of its board of directors from February 2002 through July 2008. Mr. Silverman served as the chairman of Steel Vault Corporation from January 2006 until November 2009. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Gulfstream International Group, Inc. from September to October, 2010. Mr. Silverman served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of the Company from March 2003 to December 2006, and chairman of Destron Fearing Corporation (then known as Digital Angel Corporation) a then majority-owned subsidiary of the Company from March 2003 to July 2007. Mr. Silverman is an attorney licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Silverman was selected to serve as a director on our Board of Directors because of his specific experience and proven expertise in our industry, his past and continuing contributions to the Company, his general business expertise and his experience in leading publicly-held companies.
Barry M. Edelstein
Mr. Edelstein has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2013. Mr. Edelstein served as managing partner of Structured Growth Capital, Inc., a boutique investment banking firm, since January 2009. Mr. Edelstein served as acting president and chief executive officer of Destron Fearing Corporation, a majority-owned subsidiary of ours (then known as Digital Angel Corporation) from August 2007 until December 2007, and he served on Destron Fearing Corporation’s board of directors from June 2005 to December 2007. Mr. Edelstein has served as the chairman of ScentSational Technologies, LLC since 2002. Mr. Edelstein served as President of GlobalCom Telecommunications, LLC which he co-founded in 1992 and which was acquired in 1997 by Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSK), where he then served as a divisional vice president until 2002. Mr. Edelstein has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Drexel University and received his law degree from Widener University School of Law. Barry Edelstein served as a member of the board of directors of PositiveID Corporation from January 2008 to June 2013. Mr. Edelstein was nominated to the Board of Directors due to his past experience as president, interim chief executive officer and director of Destron Fearing Corporation, his past business experience and his knowledge of our industry.
Shawn A. Wooden
Mr. Wooden has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2013. Mr. Wooden runs Wooden Wealth Strategies, a full-service financial services and investment boutique. He earned his bachelor of science from the University of Notre Dame in Computer Science. After graduation, he began a nine year career in the National Football League, where he played for the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears. After retiring in 2005, Mr. Wooden transitioned into the financial services industry where he has earned the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) Series 6, 7, 63, and 65 licenses, as well as the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) professional designation. Mr. Wooden also earned a Certificate for Retirement Planning from the Wharton School of Business in Pennsylvania. Mr. Wooden was nominated to the Board of Directors because of his financial and business experience.