CEOS of CNY

CNY Business Journal (1996+), Sep 21, 2007

FRANK J. ANNESE

* Title: Chief Executive Officer

* Company: Annese & Associates, Inc.

* Education: B.S. in marketing from the University of Notre Dame

* Residence: Cooperstown

* Age: 68

* Family: Mother, wife of 44 years, four daughters, four sons-in-law, 11 grandchildren

* Year became CEO: 1970

* Favorite part of the job: Watching how the next generation is "growing" the business.

* How to beat the competition: 1) Specialize and be the best at what we do. 2) Become more nimble as we grow. 3) Focus on our employees

* Philosophy/Motto: Treat your employees, your principals, and your customers the way you want to be treated.

* Future goals: Completing the transition of business to the next generation.

* Hobbies: Golfing

* Favorite movie: My Cousin Vinny

* Favorite book: The Da Vinci Code

* Favorite magazine: Newsweek

* E-mail: fannese@annese.com

* Address: 4781 State Route 5, Herkimer, N.Y. 13350

* Type of business: Annese & Associates, Inc. helps educational institutions, government agencies, and commercial enterprises transform their businesses with network communications.

* Founded: 1970

* Locations: Offices in Albany, Buffalo, Hudson Valley, Rochester, and Syracuse

* Employees: 58

* Square Footage: 5,000 (Herkimer)

* Key Officers and titles: Frank John Annese, CEO and president

* Annual Revenue: $41 million

* Phone: (315) 866-2213

* Web site: www.annese.com

CARL BANNAR

* Title: MS2-Radar Systems Vice President and General Manager

* Company: Lockheed Martin

* Education: B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Drexel University; post-graduate studies at Harvard Business School

* Year became CEO: 2005

* Address: 497 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, N.Y. 13088

* Headquarters: Bethesda, Md.

* Type of business: Defense

* Year Founded: 1995, but local GE heritage traces to the 1940s

* Employees: 2,350

* Annual Revenue: $37.2 billion (total company)

* Square Footage: 1.5 million

* Web site: www.lockheedmartin.com

ROLAND BECK

* Title: President

* Company: Tessy Plastics Corp.

* Education: A.A.S., plastics technology, Morrisville

* Residence: Auburn

* Age: 43

* Family: Wife, Susan; two sons, 13 and 15

* Year began with the company: 1980 part time, 1984 full time

* Original Position: Cleaned bathrooms (seriously)

* Year became CEO: 2002

* Favorite part of the job: Dealing with satisfied customers and happy employees

* How to beat the competition: We beat the competition by not worrying about them; if we concentrate on giving our customers the best quality and service we can, we'll do fine.

* Future goals: Not to be the biggest, just the best custom molder in the world.

* Hobbies: Motocross, snowboarding, and snowmobiling

* Favorite movie: Beverly Hills Cop

* Favorite book: Who Moved My Cheese?

* Favorite magazine: Motocross Action*

* Address: Route 5 West, Elbridge, N.Y. 13060

* Headquarters: Elbridge

* Type of business: Custom-plastics injection molder

* Founded: 1973

* Locations: Offices in Elbridge and Lynchburg, Va.

* International Location: Shanghai, China

* Employees: 580 in CNY; 1,100 company-wide

* Square Footage: 296,000

* Key Officers and titles: Joseph Raffa, VP and general manager; Eric Frearson, engineering manager; Stuart Smurthwaite, production manager West plant; Barry Carson, production manager East plant

* Phone: (315) 689-3924

* Web site: www.tessy.com

ALEX BEHFAR

* Title: Chairman and CEO

* Company: BinOptics Corporation

* Education: Ph.D. in electrical engineering Cornell University

* Residence: Irvine, Calif.

* Year became CEO: 2000

* E-mail: behfar@binoptics.com

* Address: 9 Brown Road, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850

* Headquarters: Ithaca

* Type of business: Microphotonic components

* Largest obstacle to growth in NY: Attracting employees with required experience and skills to Ithaca

* Year Founded: 2000

* U.S. Locations: Ithaca, N.Y. and Alhambra, Calif.

* Locations: Sales office in Hong Kong

* Employees: 44

* Sure Footage: 14,000

* Key Officers and titles: Norman Kwong, EVP business development; Richard Haug, VP operations; Alan Morrow, VP technology and administration

* Phone: (607) 257-3200

* Web site: www.binoptics.com

SEAN M. BOND

Title: President

* Company: BAE Systems, Platform Solutions

* Education: B.S. in aerospace engineering

* Residence: Binghamton

* Age: 41

* Family: Wife, Laura; one son, three daughters

* Year became CEO: 2007

* Favorite part of the job: Working with special people who care deeply about protecting those who protect us.

* How to beat the competition: Always striving to understand customers' needs, taking bold actions to deliver dependable and innovative solutions, and having the best employees across industry.

* Philosophy/Motto: We each have decisions to make and a role to play in making the world better tomorrow than it was yesterday.

* Hobbies: Reading anything and everything

* Favorite movie: Schindler's List

* Favorite book: Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ...")

* Favorite magazine: Wired

* Address: 600 Main St., Johnson City, N.Y. 13790

* Headquarters: Johnson City