Joel M. Barry

JOEL M.
BARRY, aged 54 yrs, has been a Director of ECHO since July 1986, and Chairman of the Board since December 1986.
Mr. Barry served as Chief Financial Officer from May 1987 to June 1990, and Executive Vice President from October 1987 to June 1990, when he was designated Chief Executive Officer of ECHO.
He is also a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the MerchantAmerica and XPRESSCHEX, Inc. wholly-owned subsidiaries.
From August 1981 to June 1991, he was a lecturer and investment counselor for Dynamic Seminars, a firm he founded in 1981, and Basics Financial Planning and Investments, a firm he founded in 1983.
From 1972 to 1974, he owned and operated a recording business and from 1975 to 1981 was employed as the Director of Marketing and Sales with Financial Dynamics, a financial planning firm located in Covina, California.
He attended Oklahoma State University from 1969 to 1970, majoring in Accounting and Ozark Bible College from 1970 to 1972, majoring in music.