Frank W. Peters (1938 - 2008)
Chairman, CEO and Director
As founder of Franklin Telecom and FNet Corporations, Mr. Peters developed network products used worldwide by Citibank, Emlak Bank and many other banks around the world. From 1975 - 1984 he was President of Franklin Data Systems Corporation which introduced the first store and forward communication message switch operating on a PC.
Additionally, Frank was Vice President for Jacquard Systems Corporation for four years, spent eight years with IBM in several positions including Engineer, Product Manager and Marketing Manager and was a Nuclear Engineer with the Atomics International Division of Rockwell International.
Mr. Peters received a Bachelors Degree in Physics from California State University, Los Angeles in 1963 and did graduate work in high energy physics at Cal Tech in Pasadena, CA. During his tenure at Atomics International - at 24 years old - Frank Peters was the first to launch a nuclear fission reactor into space. It remains in orbit today. Later, at IBM, he was responsible for developing a nuclear power supply for space, then moved into telemetry and communications. He transferred to Los Angeles with responsibilities for new business development in natural resource management.
Peters has five children and eight grandchildren. He passed away in 2008 and is dearly missed. His vision is continued by his son, Mike and daughter, Erin.
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