Our management team possesses a long history of building and acquiring businesses focused on the security, safety and defense markets. We believe their experience and relationships within these markets have been instrumental in the acquisition, integration and growth of the businesses we have acquired to date and will be critical to the execution of our business strategy. Our founders, Thomas M. O'Gara, Wilfred T. O'Gara and Michael J. Lennon, previously managed O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company, a pioneer and leader in designing, engineering and manufacturing armored vehicles. In addition to the companies acquired since our inception, our founders completed 19 acquisitions during their previous ventures.
Abram S. Gordon has been our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since our formation in August 2003. He also has served as General Counsel of Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. since 2002. Previously, Mr. Gordon was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Kroll-O'Gara Company from 1997 to 2001 and Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Information Officer of O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company from 2000 to 2001.