Charles T. Lanktree serves as Independent Director of the Company. He has served as a director of Ballantyne since May 2015. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Eggland’s Best, LLC, a joint venture between Eggland’s Best, Inc. and Land O’Lakes, Inc. distributing nationally branded eggs, since 2012 and also served as its President from 2012 to 2018. Since 1997, Mr. Lanktree has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Eggland’s Best, Inc., a franchise-driven consumer egg business, where he previously served as the President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1996 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Lanktree currently serves on the Board of Directors of Eggland’s Best, Inc. and several of its affiliates. He has also served on the board of directors of BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American: BKTI), a publicly traded manufacturer which recently reorganized into a holding company structure, since March 2017. From 2010 to 2013, he served on the Board of Directors of Eurofresh Foods, Inc., a privately held company, and, from 2004 to 2013, he was on the Board of Directors of Nature’s Harmony Foods, Inc. Prior to joining Eggland’s Best, Inc., Mr. Lanktree served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of American Mobile Communications, Inc. from 1987 to 1990 and as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Precision Target Marketing, Inc. from 1985 to 1987. From 1976 to 1985, he held various executive-level marketing positions with The Grand Union Company and Beech-Nut Foods Corporation. Mr. Lanktree received an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and a B.S. in Food Marketing from St. Joseph’s College. He also served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves from 1971 to 1977. Mr. Lanktree’s 25 years of experience in consumer marketing and retail operations and his extensive experience as a Chief Executive Officer, coupled with his knowledge and insight of the retail industry, including distribution and franchising operations, qualifies hi
Charles Lanktree is 70, he's been the Independent Director of Ballantyne Strong Inc since 2015. There are 1 older and 9 younger executives at Ballantyne Strong Inc. The oldest executive at Ballantyne Strong Inc is Ray F. Boegner, 72, who is the Pres of Strong Entertainment.
Charles's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O BK TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 7100 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WEST MELBOURNE, FL, 32904.
Over the last 20 years, insiders at Ballantyne Strong Inc have traded over $1,255,423 worth of Ballantyne Strong Inc stock and bought 4,316,032 units worth $14,516,515 . The most active insiders traders include Global Investors, Llc Cermi..., Kyle Cerminara oraz Sam Freitag. On average, Ballantyne Strong Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 16 days with the average trade being worth of $43,014. The most recent stock trade was executed by Global Gp, Llc Cerminara Ky... on 9 June 2023, trading 2,300 units of BTN stock currently worth $4,002.
allantyne Strong, Inc. is a diversified holding company with operations and investments across a broad range of industries. The Company's Strong Entertainment segment includes the largest premium screen supplier in the U.S. and also provides technical support services and other related products and services to the cinema exhibition industry, theme parks and other entertainment-related markets. Ballantyne Strong holds a $13 million preferred investment along with Google Ventures in privately held Firefly Systems, Inc., which is rolling out a digital mobile advertising network on rideshare and taxi fleets. Finally, the Company holds a 30% ownership position in GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. which has recently completed an investment in a sawmill and related assets and a 21% ownership position in FG Financial Group, Inc. which is implementing business plans to operate as a diversified insurance, reinsurance and investment management holding company.
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