P J Richardson

PJ (Patrick James) Richardson serves as Chairman of the Extol Group, Inc., and serves on the Board of Directors of publicly traded SMG Indium Resources Ltd., and privately held Trailerlogic, LLC. PJ is an accomplished corporate executive, entrepreneur, and author. The Extol Group, Inc., is a private investment group, specializing in diagnostic technology for the Homeland Security Industry. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Reeves Group, (TRG) Inc., a company he founded in 1990 and divested in January 2005 to the Carlyle Group. TRG was the technology leader for products used in the consequence management of WMD events of a Chemical/Biological nature. Prior to the formation of TRG, Mr. Richardson served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Racal Health & Safety, a subsidiary of Racal Electronics PLC, from 1986 to 1990 and was responsible for all North American activities for Racal Health & Safety Group, PLC, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of respiratory protection and other personal protective equipment. Prior to joining Racal, MR. Richardson served as Director of Sales & Marketing for American Optical Corporation, Safety Products Division, from 1983 to 1984. Early in his career he spent considerable time with The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. He held a series of senior level positions over ten plus years with the Johnson & Johnson organization. Mr. Richardson received his Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Michael’s College and has co-authored three books for Thomas Nelson Publishers and Revell Publishing.