Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 9, 2002

Robert Arzbaecher – Actuant Corporation (atu)

ROBERT C. ARZBAECHER, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Actuant Corporation, has been with the company for 10 years. He held the position of Corporate Controller in 1992, progressing to VP Finance of the Tools and Supplies business segment (1993), Chief Financial Officer (1994), President and Chief Executive Officer of Actuant Corporation (2000) and most recently Chairman of Actuant. Prior to 1992, Mr. Arzbaecher held various financial positions with Grabill Aerospace, Farley Industries and Grant Thornton. Mr. Arzbaecher graduated from the University of Iowa in 1982 with a BBA in Accounting. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Would you start out with a quick overview of how you see Actuant

Corporation today?

Mr. Arzbaecher: Actuant, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, is a

global, diversified industrial