Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> January 7, 2002
ZSOLT RUMY is the Founder of the Zoltek Companies, Inc. and has served
as its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and as a Director
since 1975. Prior to founding the company, Mr. Rumy served as Industrial
Marketing Manager and Process Engineer for Monsanto Company, Accounts
Manager for General Electric Company and Technical Sales Representative
for W.R. Grace Company. Since 1996, Mr. Rumy has served as a Director of
Southwest Bank of St. Louis, with which the company maintains a banking
relationship. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1966 with
a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. During his early
working career he attended St. Louis University and Loyola University
for postgraduate studies in Business Administration. Profile
the company?
Mr. Rumy: We started Zoltek Companies in its present form in the 1989
fiscal year when we acquired a carbon
