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Director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee
Ms. Farragut began her career in finance in 1969 after graduating from Mississippi State University with a BA in Accounting.
From 1969 to 1975 Ms. Farragut was Business Manager for several Westcott automobile dealerships located in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
In 1975 she founded Farragut & Caver, CPA, a general accounting practice. She sold the company in 1987 prior to relocating to Texas.
From 1987 to 1996 Ms. Farragut served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Westcott Communications, Inc., the company that later became TWL Corporation. During her nine years with Westcott revenues grew from $8 million to $100 million per year. Ms. Farragut served on the Board of Directors as Secretary. In 1991 Ms. Farragut oversaw Westcott’s IPO, and in 1996 she was instrumental in the company’s sale to PRIMEDIA for $450 million.
Ms. Farragut is currently President and CEO of Admiral Communications/AV which she founded in 1997. Admiral Communications/AV provides specialty trade construction design, sales and installation of structured cabling, access control, CCTV, audiovisual equipment and security.
Prior to founding Admiral Communications/AV, Ms. Farragut was COO and CFO of Claim Services Resources Group, Inc., a national outsourcing company that specializes in temporary personnel staffing for the healthcare industry. In December 2001 Ms. Farragut negotiated the sale of the company to Perot Systems for $60 million.
Ms. Farragut serves on the Boards of Directors of the American Heart Association Dallas Affiliate, as Treasurer of the American Heart Association South Central Affiliate that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico, and is a Board Alum of the Dallas Women’s Foundation.
Ms. Farragut is also a member of Executive Women’s Roundtable of Dallas and was selected as one of twelve International Women’s Forum Leadership Foundation Fellows. | 