Private company

Pulse Electronics

Logo: pulseelectronics.com³

Pulse Electronics is an American electronic components company based in San Diego, founded in 1947.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1947Founded¹

IndustryElectronic Components, NEC¹
HeadquartersSan Diego¹
Websitewww.pulseelectronics.com
Incorporated inPA⁴
Business address12220 World Trade Drive, San Diego, Ca 92128⁴
Filer categorySmaller reporting company⁴

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Corporate structure

Pulse Electronics sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Pulse Electronics San Diego
- Egston Subsidiary · Eggenburg, Austria
  - Egston System Electronic Subsidiary · Czechia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Pulse Electronics reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$100.1M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$96.6M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	+3.6%
Accumulated depreciation	$73.6M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$68.7M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	+7.2%
Property and equipment, net	$26.5M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$28.0M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	−5.3%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$21.0M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$26.9M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	−22.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)	$2.0M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$2.0M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	0%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross	$5.3M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$5.3M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	0%
Accumulated amortization	$5.3M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$5.3M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	0%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$0⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$0⁵ Dec 27, 2013

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$35.8M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$36.7M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	−2.6%
Work in process	$3.3M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$3.6M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	−6.8%
Finished goods	$24.5M⁵ Dec 26, 2014	$21.6M⁵ Dec 27, 2013	+13.6%

Leadership

Who has led Pulse Electronics, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

Alan H. Benjamin2011–2014

197019801990200020102020

Chief executive officerMark Twaalfhoven Dec 4, 2014 to Dec 4, 2014⁶
Chief executive officerRalph E. Faison Jan 7, 2011 to Jun 17, 2014⁷
Chief executive officerDaniel M. Moloney Mar 23, 2010 to Mar 23, 2010⁸
Chief executive officerDrew A. Moyer Aug 3, 2010 to Oct 29, 2010⁹
Chief executive officerJames M. Papada Iii. Jan 27, 2006 to Jan 5, 2010¹⁰
ChairRalph E. Faison Sep 20, 2011 to Jun 17, 2014¹¹
ChairJames M. Papada Iii. Jan 27, 2006 to Jan 5, 2010¹⁰
PresidentRalph E. Faison Jan 7, 2011 to Jun 17, 2014⁷
PresidentDaniel M. Moloney Mar 23, 2010 to Mar 23, 2010⁸
PresidentJames M. Papada Iii. Jan 27, 2006 to Jan 5, 2010¹⁰
Chief financial officerMichael C. Bond Nov 6, 2013 to Jun 17, 2014¹²
Chief financial officerDrew A. Moyer May 2, 2006 to May 21, 2013¹³
Chief operating officerAlan H. Benjamin Jan 28, 2011 to Dec 19, 2014¹⁴

Board members and other officers (31)

Senior VP, CIO and HRJohn R. D. Dickson Mar 29, 2011 to May 21, 2013¹⁵
VP of Law & Corp. SecretaryBrian E. Morrissey Apr 11, 2011 to Apr 11, 2011¹⁶
Senior VP, Network & WirelessJohn A. Houston Nov 18, 2010 to May 21, 2013¹⁷
Senior VP, Production OpsRoger Shahnazarian Nov 18, 2010 to Jan 28, 2011¹⁸
Corp Contllr & Chief Acct OfcrMichael P. Ginnetti Apr 13, 2009 to Jan 28, 2011¹⁹
Senior Vice PresidentAlan H. Benjamin May 27, 2008 to Oct 29, 2010²⁰
Vice President, HRToby Mannheimer Sep 10, 2008 to May 26, 2010²¹
Vice President, TaxMichael J. McGrath May 25, 2007 to Jan 28, 2011²²
Corp Contllr & Chief Attg OfcrEdward J. Prajzner May 10, 2006 to May 7, 2008²³
VP Corporate CommunicationsDavid J. Stakun Aug 1, 2006 to May 7, 2008²⁴
Senior Vice PresidentJohn L. Kowalski Aug 1, 2006 to Aug 27, 2007²⁵
Board memberKaj Vazales Mar 3, 2014 to Jun 17, 2014²⁶
Board memberKenneth Liang Mar 3, 2014 to Mar 3, 2014²⁷
Board memberMichael Alan Kreger Mar 3, 2014 to Mar 3, 2014²⁸
Board memberDavid W. Heinzmann Jun 16, 2014 to Jun 17, 2014²⁹
Board memberRobert E. Switz Jun 16, 2014 to Jun 17, 2014³⁰
Board memberMark Twaalfhoven Dec 4, 2014 to Dec 4, 2014⁶
Board memberDaniel E. Pittard May 21, 2013 to Jun 4, 2013³¹
Board memberGary Sutton May 21, 2013 to Jun 17, 2014³²
Board memberJohn E. Major May 21, 2013 to Jun 17, 2014³³
Board memberRalph E. Faison Jan 7, 2011 to Jan 7, 2011⁷
Board memberJustin C. Choi May 25, 2011 to Jan 2, 2013³⁴
Board memberLawrence P. Reinhold May 25, 2011 to Jan 2, 2013³⁵
Board memberSteven G. Crane May 25, 2011 to Jun 17, 2014³⁶
Board memberHoward C. Deck Oct 30, 2008 to Jan 2, 2013³⁷
Board memberJeffrey A. Graves Jan 4, 2006 to Jun 22, 2006³⁸
Board memberAlan E. Barton Feb 28, 2006 to Jul 15, 2009³⁹
Board memberDavid H. Hofmann Jun 22, 2006 to Jul 15, 2009⁴⁰
Board memberEdward M. Mazze Jun 22, 2006 to May 25, 2011⁴¹
Board memberJohn E. Burrows Jr. Jun 22, 2006 to Jan 2, 2013⁴²
Board memberSmith Christopher Mark Melliar Jun 22, 2006 to Jan 2, 2013⁴³

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Oaktree Capital Management

Subsidiaries

Egston

From Wikidata.¹

Former names

TECHNITROL, INC.Mar 19, 2010 to Nov 8, 2010⁴
TECHNITROL INCOct 4, 1995 to Mar 23, 2010⁴

Timeline

Dec 4, 2014New chief executive Mark Twaalfhoven becomes CEO⁶
Jan 7, 2011New chief executive Ralph E. Faison becomes CEO⁷
Aug 3, 2010New chief executive Drew A. Moyer becomes CEO⁹
Mar 23, 2010New chief executive Daniel M. Moloney becomes CEO⁸
Jan 27, 2006New chief executive James M. Papada Iii. becomes CEO¹⁰
1947Founded Founded¹

SEC filer profile

How Pulse Electronics is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARPULSE ELECTRONICS CORP²
CIK0000096763
Employer ID (EIN)23-1292472²
Filer statusSmaller reporting company²
Incorporated inPennsylvania²
Fiscal year endsDecember 26²
Industry code (SIC)3679 Electronic Components, NEC²
Business address12220 World Trade Drive, San Diego, CA 92128²
Phone8586748100²
Shares outstanding17,549,295 as of Mar 20, 2015⁵
Public float$13.5M as of Jun 27, 2014⁵
On EDGAR sinceMar 21, 1995²
Filings805 in all: 4 (251), 8-K (169), 10-Q (60), SC 13G/A (32), 11-K (31), 3 (31), SC 13G (27), 10-K (21)²
All 44 form types
DEF 14A (20), DEFA14A (15), S-8 POS (14), SC 13D/A (13), S-8 (12), UPLOAD (12), 425 (11), CORRESP (11), 4/A (7), 8-K/A (6), D (6), DFAN14A (6), PRE 14A (6), SC 13D (6), 10-Q/A (4), S-3/A (4), 15-12B (3), ARS (3), SC 13E3/A (3), 8-A12B (2), 8-A12B/A (2), DEFC14A (2), PREC14A (2), 10-K/A (1), 144 (1), 15-12B/A (1), 15-15D (1), 25 (1), 424B1 (1), PRER14A (1), PRRN14A (1), S-3 (1), S-3MEF (1), S-4 (1), SC 13E3 (1), SD (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 20, 2015
Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 10, 2014
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 28, 2014
Latest 8-K (8-K) Apr 14, 2015

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataPulse Electronics on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARPulse Electronics filings on SEC EDGAR
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Company websitePulse Electronics logo
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SEC EDGARPulse Electronics filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARPulse Electronics 10-K for fiscal 2014
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SEC EDGARMark Twaalfhoven, Chief executive officer
7
SEC EDGARRalph E. Faison, Chief executive officer
8
SEC EDGARDaniel M. Moloney, Chief executive officer
9
SEC EDGARDrew A. Moyer, Chief executive officer
10
SEC EDGARJames M. Papada Iii., Chief executive officer
11
SEC EDGARRalph E. Faison, Chair
12
SEC EDGARMichael C. Bond, Chief financial officer
13
SEC EDGARDrew A. Moyer, Chief financial officer
14
SEC EDGARAlan H. Benjamin, Chief operating officer
15
SEC EDGARJohn R. D. Dickson, Senior VP, CIO and HR
16
SEC EDGARBrian E. Morrissey, VP of Law & Corp. Secretary
17
SEC EDGARJohn A. Houston, Senior VP, Network & Wireless
18
SEC EDGARRoger Shahnazarian, Senior VP, Production Ops
19
SEC EDGARMichael P. Ginnetti, Corp Contllr & Chief Acct Ofcr
20
SEC EDGARAlan H. Benjamin, Senior Vice President
21
SEC EDGARToby Mannheimer, Vice President, HR
22
SEC EDGARMichael J. McGrath, Vice President, Tax
23
SEC EDGAREdward J. Prajzner, Corp Contllr & Chief Attg Ofcr
24
SEC EDGARDavid J. Stakun, VP Corporate Communications
25
SEC EDGARJohn L. Kowalski, Senior Vice President
26
SEC EDGARKaj Vazales, Board member
27
SEC EDGARKenneth Liang, Board member
28
SEC EDGARMichael Alan Kreger, Board member
29
SEC EDGARDavid W. Heinzmann, Board member
30
SEC EDGARRobert E. Switz, Board member
31
SEC EDGARDaniel E. Pittard, Board member
32
SEC EDGARGary Sutton, Board member
33
SEC EDGARJohn E. Major, Board member
34
SEC EDGARJustin C. Choi, Board member
35
SEC EDGARLawrence P. Reinhold, Board member
36
SEC EDGARSteven G. Crane, Board member
37
SEC EDGARHoward C. Deck, Board member
38
SEC EDGARJeffrey A. Graves, Board member
39
SEC EDGARAlan E. Barton, Board member
40
SEC EDGARDavid H. Hofmann, Board member
41
SEC EDGAREdward M. Mazze, Board member
42
SEC EDGARJohn E. Burrows Jr., Board member
43
SEC EDGARSmith Christopher Mark Melliar, Board member