J. Stewart Jackson IV has been a director since January 10, 2000. From 1962 until its merger with Republic Industries in 1996, Mr. Jackson served in various management capacities, including president, of Denver Burglar Alarm Co., Inc., a business founded by his family. In addition, in the mid-1960's, Mr. Jackson
founded Denver Burglar Alarm Products, a separate company which invented, patented, manufactured, distributed and installed the first self-contained ionization smoke detectors and which was later sold to a conglomerate manufacturer. After the merger of Denver Burglar Alarm Co., Inc., Mr. Jackson founded Jackson Burglar Alarm Co., Inc. Mr. Jackson served as Chief Executive Officer of Jackson Burglar Alarm Co. from February 1998 to October 2005. Mr. Jackson has served as the Chief Executive Officer of J S J Corporation. Mr. Jackson served on the advisory board of directors for Underwriter's Laboratories
for burglar and fire alarm systems for 25 years and has been an officer in the Central Station Protection Association, which, along with the National Burglar Alarm Association, was formed by his family in the late 1940's. Mr. Jackson graduated from the University of Colorado in 1962 with a degree in Business
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