Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> August 25, 2003

Samuel Phelan – Taconic Farms Inc

SAMUEL P. PHELAN is President of Taconic Farms, Inc. Mr. Phelan received his BS degree from Georgetown University. He has been at Taconic Farms, Inc., since 1981. Previously he was a Financial Analyst and Assistant VP of Sales and Marketing at US Leasing in San Francisco, California. He continued to use those skills at Taconic as Director of Marketing. From 1981 to the present, annual revenues at Taconic have grown from $4 million to approximately $70 million. In 2003 Mr. Phelan was appointed President of Taconic, succeeding his brother Joseph Phelan, who had been President for 19 years. Profile
TWST: Could you begin with a brief historical sketch of Taconic and a

picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Phelan: Taconic is a company that has been in business for over 50

years. It was