Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 6, 1999

Gerry Gould – The Stanley Works (swk)

GERRY GOULD is Director of Investor Relations for The Stanley Works. He has responsibility for communications with the financial community, including institutional and individual investors. Mr. Gould oversees preparation of the company's annual report, financial news releases and presentation materials and he represents the company at analyst and investor conferences. Mr. Gould is a member of Stanley's Corporate Executive Council, the senior management group comprised of the CEO and all functional and product group heads. Since joining Stanley in 1996 as the company's first-ever investor relations professional, Mr. Gould has built a complete investor relations function. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview and a quick history of

Stanley Works just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Gould: It's hard to do a quick history. We're 158 years old. I