Jim Minarik

Current

• President and CEO at DEI Holdings, Inc.

Past

• President & CEO at Directed Electronics
• President and CEO at Clarion Corporation of America

Education

• The Pennsylania State University

Recommended

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Connections

79 connections

Industry

Consumer Electronics

Websites

• My Company

Jim Minarik’s Experience

• President and CEO

  DEI Holdings, Inc.

  (Consumer Electronics industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Headquartered in Southern California, DEI Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of some of the most respected brands in the consumer electronics industry. DEI Holdings is the largest designer and marketer in North America of premium home theater loudspeakers (sold under the Polk Audio® and Definitive Technology® brand names), and consumer-branded vehicle security and remote start systems (sold under the Viper®, Clifford®, Python®, Autostart® and other brand names) DEI is also a supplier of mobile audio sold principally under both the Polk Audio and Orion brand names. DEI Holdings markets its broad portfolio of products through many channels including leading national retailers and specialty chains throughout North America and around the world. The company has more than 400 employees and operations in California, Maryland, Canada, Europe and Asia.

• President & CEO

  Directed Electronics

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; DEIX; Consumer Electronics industry)

  January 2001 — May 2008 (7 years 5 months)

• President and CEO

  Clarion Corporation of America

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  January 1992 — January 2001 (9 years 1 month)

Jim Minarik’s Education

• The Pennsylania State University

  BS & MBA , 1972 — 1977

Additional Information

Jim Minarik’s Websites:

• My Company

Jim Minarik’s Groups:

•    Penn State Graduate School Alumni Society (GSAS)