ADS History & InformationCorporate Headquarters:
Applied Digital Solutions Incorporated
400 Royal Palm Way, Suite 410
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
561-805-8000 phone / 561-805-8001 fax
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E-Mail Investor InformationThe company was established in 1993 and became a publicly traded company in 1994.
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ADS Finances
ADS DirectorsRichard J. Sullivan
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.Angela M. Sullivan
President
Great Bay Technology, Inc.Daniel E. Penni (1, 2)
Managing Partner
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Independent Insurance and Business AdvisorConstance K. Weaver (1, 2)
Financial Vice President
Investor Relations ATT CorporationRichard S. Friedland (1, 2)
ConsultantScott R. Silverman
President
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
ADS Staff
Corporate Officers:
Richard J. Sullivan
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
561-805-8017 phone / 561-805-8001 faxMr. Sullivan, age 62, was elected to the board of directors and named Chief Executive Officer in May 1993. He was appointed Secretary in March 1996 and has served as the acting President and Chief Operating Officer since September 6, 2001. Mr. Sullivan is currently Chairman of Great Bay Technology, Inc. From August 1989 to December 1992, Mr. Sullivan was Chairman of the board of directors of Consolidated Convenience Systems,
Inc., in Springfield, Missouri. He has been the Managing General Partner of The Bay Group, a merger and acquisition firm in New Hampshire, since February 1985. Mr. Sullivan was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Manufacturing Resources, Inc., an MRP II software company in Boston, Massachusetts, and was Chairman and CEO of Encode Technology, a “Computer-Aided Manufacturing” company, in Nashua, New Hampshire from February 1984 to August 1986. Mr. Sullivan is married to Angela M. Sullivan.Scott R. Silverman
President
561-805-8056 phone / 561-805-8001 faxMr. Silverman, age 38, has served since August 2001 as a special advisor to our Board of
Directors. In March 2002, he was appointed to our Board of Directors and named President.
From September 1999 to March 2002, Mr. Silverman operated his own private
investment-banking firm and prior to that time, from October 1996 to September 1999, he
served in various capacities for us including positions related to business development,
corporate development and legal affairs. From July 1995 to September 1996, he served as
President of ATI Communications, Inc., one of our subsidiaries. He began his career as an
attorney specializing in commercial litigation and communications law at the law firm of Cooper
Perskie in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Silverman is a
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova University School of Law.Jerome C. Artigliere
Chief Operating Officer
561-805-8024 phone / 561-805-8004 faxMr. Artigliere, age 47, joined one of our subsidiaries as President in January 1998, and was
appointed our Vice President in April 1998 and Treasurer in December 1999. In November
2000, Mr. Artigliere was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer in December 2000. From 1996 to
1997, he was Regional Vice President at General Electric Capital Corporation in Portsmouth,
NH. Prior to that, from 1994 to 1996, he was State Vice President at First National Bank in
Portsmouth, NH, a commercial bank subsidiary of Peoples Heritage Bank of Portland, Maine.
He earned an undergraduate degree in finance from Seton Hall University in 1977, and a Master
of Business Administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1980.Michael E. Krawitz
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
561-805-8005 phone / 561-805-8001 faxMr. Krawitz, age 32, joined as our Assistant Vice President and General Counsel in April 1999,
and was appointed Vice President and Assistant Secretary in December 1999, and Senior Vice
President, Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Secretary in December 2000. From 1994 to April
1999, Mr. Krawitz was an attorney with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York.
Mr. Krawitz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1991 and a juris
doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1994.Evan C. McKeown
Chief Financial Officer
561-805-8027 / 561-805-8004 faxMr. McKeown, age 43, joined us as our Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate
Controller in March 2001. He was appointed Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in March
2002. Prior to joining us, Mr. McKeown served as Corporate Controller at Orius Corporation in
West Palm Beach, Florida. From 1992 to 1999, he served as Controller and then Chief
Financial Officer of Zajac, Inc., in Portland, Maine. Mr. McKeown has more than 20 years
experience in accounting and financial reporting, including serving as a Tax Manager for Ernst
& Young and public accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. He is a graduate of the University of
Maine and is a certified public accountant.Keith Bolton, Ph.D.
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
561-805-8012 phone / 561-805-8001 faxKay E. Langsford-Loveland
Vice President, Administration
561-805-8033 phone / 561-805-8002 fax
Divisional Officers:
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Randolph K. GeisslerChief Executive Officer
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Richard F. Seelig, M.D.Director Medical Applications
973-335-6484Internal Audit:
Ronald D. LandersVice President, Internal Audit
636-458-0278 phone / 636-458-0269 faxInvestor Relations:
Lynn Anderson400 Royal Palm Way, Suite 410
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
Phone: 561-805-8007
Fax: 561-805-8001
E-mail: investor@adsx.com