2007
Carter S. Kaufmann, 70, the owner and chief executive of a nationally known broadcast equipment company, died of a
pulmonary embolism Sept. 25 while on vacation in Madrid. He lived in Bethesda.
Mr. Kaufmann was a native Washingtonian and a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Washington and Lee
University in Lexington, Va.
He left his family's business, Kay Jewelers, to form Professional Products Inc. with his partners, Charles Faulkner and
Frederick Burke, in 1965.
It grew into one of the nation's leading broadcast and audiovisual sales companies and specialized in designing and building
television studios, conference centers, network operations centers and other audiovisual facilities. Clients have included the
Defense Department, the White House, universities throughout the country and all major television stations in the Washington
area.
In recent years, Mr. Kaufmann became sole owner of the company and moved the headquarters from Bethesda to Gaithersburg.
He served in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserve.
He served on the Maryland State Bank Board and was a member of Woodmont Country Club and Washington Hebrew
Congregation.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Gail Kaufmann of Bethesda; two children, Laura Swartz of Royersford, Pa., and Bruce
Kaufmann of Laytonsville; and four grandchildren.