Frequency Electronics, Inc. Announces the Addition of Two New Board Members

MITCHEL FIELD, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Frequency Electronics, Inc.  FEIM announced that the size of its Board of Directors has been increased from five to seven members, and two new board members have been appointed. Joining the Board of Directors is Dr. Stanton D. Sloane and Dr. Yacov A. Shamash. 

Dr. Stanton D. Sloane, is a highly respected proven business leader with extensive leadership experience in high-tech enterprises encompassing a broad range of U.S. Government and Department of Defense secure and classified programs.

Dr. Yacov A. Shamash, the Vice President for Economic Development at State University of New York Stony Brook is recognized as a brilliant innovator in advanced technology applications.  

Commenting on the appointments, Joel Girsky, the new Chairman of the Board said, "We welcome Dr. Sloan and Dr. Shamash to our board of directors. Our new members embody the spirit of innovation and achievement, and bring talent, expertise and energy to the table. They possess multi-discipline technical know-how and wide industry and Government partnership experience. We are very fortunate to have them on our board as we continue to augment and strengthen our governance as well as the planning and execution of Frequency's future growth."

STANTON D. SLOANE:  Dr. Sloane has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. CMTL since January 2015, and a Director since January 2012. Prior to joining Comtech, Dr. Sloane was President and CEO and a Director of Decision Sciences International Corporation. Previously he was Executive Vice President of Integrated Systems & Solutions at Lockheed Martin Corporation. He began his business career with General Electric Aerospace. Dr. Sloane holds a bachelor's degree in Professional Studies (Aeronautics) from Barry University, a master's degree in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University, and a Doctor of Management degree from the Weatherhead Business School at Case Western Reserve University.  He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1976 until 1981.

YACOV A. SHAMASH:  Dr. Shamash, serves as Vice President of Economic Development at State University of New York Stony Brook. He previously served as the Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences.   Dr. Shamash was also the Dean of the Harriman School for Management and Policy and the founder of the New York State Center for Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology at the University. Prior to joining Stony Brook University, Dr. Shamash developed and directed the National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for the Design of Analog/Digital Integrated Circuits and also served as Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Washington State University. Dr. Shamash holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England.

About Frequency Electronics

Frequency Electronics, Inc. is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high precision timing, frequency control and synchronization products for space and terrestrial applications.  Frequency's products are used in satellite payloads and in other commercial, government and military systems including C4ISR markets, missiles, UAVs, aircraft, GPS, secure radios, energy exploration and wireline and wireless communication networks.  Frequency has received over 100 awards of excellence for achievements in providing high performance electronic assemblies for over 150 space and DOD programs.  The Company invests significant resources in research and development and strategic acquisitions world-wide to expand its capabilities and markets. 

Frequency's Mission Statement: "Our mission is to provide precision time and low phase noise frequency generation systems from 1 Hz to 46 GHz, for space and other challenging environments."

Subsidiaries and Affiliates: Gillam-FEI provides expertise in network synchronization and monitoring; FEI-Zyfer provides GPS and secure timing ("SAASM") capabilities for critical military and commercial applications; FEI-Asia provides cost effective manufacturing capabilities; FEI-Elcom Tech provides added resources for state-of-the-art RF microwave products.  Frequency's Morion affiliate supplies high-quality, cost effective quartz oscillators and components.  Additional information is available on the Company's website: www.frequencyelectronics.com

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

The Statements in this press release regarding the future constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, inability to integrate operations and personnel, actions by significant customers or competitors, general domestic and international economic conditions, consumer spending trends, reliance on key customers, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and technological changes, product prices and raw material costs, dependence upon third-party vendors, competitive developments, changes in manufacturing and transportation costs, the availability of capital, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.