Who is Clarity

Executive Team

Carsten Trads: President

Carsten Trads joined Clarity as President on September 22, 2003. Trads is responsible for directing the strategic and financial direction of Clarity's global initiatives. Trads will also oversee all aspects of the company's daily operations, product development and sales and marketing activities. Trads formerly served at GN ReSound, a manufacturer of hearing aids and audiological measurement equipment, as president of North American operations. Trads joined GN ReSound in 1994, serving as a senior vice president at its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. In this position, he was a member of the executive management committee and led the sales and marketing organization. From 1991 to 1994 Trads was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dancall radio, a manufacturer of cell phones and cordless phones. From 1985 to 1991, he held management positions in the distribution and marketing divisions of Bang and Olufsen, a manufacturer of consumer electronics. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark with a degree in Business and Administration.

Linda Owen: Director of Finance 

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Jamie van den Bergh: Director of Marketing 

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John Lowe: Director of Operations 

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David G. Lashley: Director of Engineering

David Lashley is responsible for Clarity's worldwide product development and compliance. He manages the company's engineering department and Asian vendor relations. Lashley joined Clarity in 1995 as a Senior Engineer and was promoted to Engineering Manager in 1997. Prior to joining the company, he was a Technical Project Manager and Senior Engineer with First Financial Management Corporation's MicroBilt Division. Lashley's professional experience spans both the consumer and defense electronics industries. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the General Electric Edison Engineering Program.

Michael B. Freibrun: Director of Sales

Mike Freibrun is responsible for overseesing Clarity's account management team and promotes the placement of Clarity's products in retail and distribution channels around the world. Prior to this promotion, Freibrun served as Clarity's National Sales Manager for the United States and Canada. In that role, he built a new account management team and was responsible for all of Clarity's retail accounts, including national retailers such as RadioShack, Wal*Mart and Walgreen's. Prior to joining Clarity, Michael served as a Regional Sales Manager for Plantronics. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing management and retail sales from Bernard M. Baruch College (CUNY) in New York, NY.