Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 1999
LAWRENCE E. GLOYD is the Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
of CLARCOR, Inc. He earned his B.A. from Hanover College, Hanover,
Indiana in 1954, having majored in business administration and
economics. Following service in the U.S. Army as an intelligence
analyst, he was employed by the Shapleigh Hardware Company, St. Louis,
MO, as a territory salesman from 1956-1960. He then worked for the W.
Bingham Company of Cleveland, Ohio in the same capacity from 1960-61. In
1961 Mr. Gloyd was hired by the Amerock Corporation of Rockford, IL as a
territory salesman. In 1968 he was appointed Regional Sales Manager;
Director-Consumer Products Marketing in 1969; Director-Merchandising in
1971; Director-Marketing & Sales in 1972; Vice President-Marketing &
Sales in 1973; Executive Vice President in 1981; President & General
Manager in 1982; and Vice President, Hardware Products Group-Anchor
Hocking Corporation in 1983. In 1986 Mr. Gloyd joined J.L. Clark
Manufacturing Co., where he had been a member of the Board of Directors
since 1984, as President & Chief Operating Officer. Following a
restructuring in 1988, the company became known as CLARCOR and Mr. Gloyd
was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the reorganized
corporation. In 1991 he was appointed Chairman, President & Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Gloyd is an active member in Rockford civic and
community affairs, including membership in the SwedishAmerican Hospital
and SwedishAmerican Health Systems (Past Chairman - Board of Trustees);
Illinois Council on Economic Education (Board of Directors); Rockford
College (Past Chairman- Board of Trustees); Rockford YMCA Partners with
Youth (Capital Campaign Chair); United Way of Rockford (Campaign Chair &
President); and Elder - Westminster Presbyterian Church. Former member
of: Executive Council, Blackhawk Area Council - Boy Scouts of America;
Council of 100 (Economic Development Organization - Past Chairman) and
Big Brothers/Big Sisters (National Board of Directors). Corporate Board
memberships include AMCORE Financial, Inc., Rockford, IL; Thomas
Industries, Inc., Louisville, KY; Genlyte Thomas Group LLC, Louisville,
KY; Group Dekko, Kendallville, IN; Woodward Governor Company, Rockford,
IL., and other private companies, as well as Chairman of the CLARCOR
Board of Directors. Other business association memberships include the
Board of Trustees - Manufacturers Alliance, American Hardware
Manufacturers Association, Hardware Group Association (Past President),
Illinois Manufacturers Association, National Association of
Manufacturers, The Presidents Association, Past President-Young
Executives Club (A.H.M.A.), and Past President - Hardware Marketing
Council. Recognition's include listings in Who's Who in the Midwest,
Who's Who in Industry & Finance; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the
World; Doctor of Business Administration, Honoris Causa-Rockford
College, 1994; Alumni Achievement Award for Professional Accomplishment-
Hanover College, 1994; Finalist Entrepreneur of the Year, 1995 and 1998;
NSFRE Fund Raiser of the Year, 1995; Silver Medal Award, Financial
World's CEO of the Year, 1996. Recipient of the Excalibur Award which is
given annually in Rockford, IL to an individual who has given exemplary
community service, December, 1996. Recipient of the Master Entrepreneur
of the Year' for Illinois/Northwest Indiana awarded by Ernst & Young,
June, 1999. Received the Order of Achievement award by the
International Board of Directors of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, August,
1999. He is married with three daughters, three sons-in-law, and six
grandchildren. Profile
Mr. Gloyd: We are an older company than most people realize. We were
started in 1904 in Rockford, Illinois by a man named J. L. Clark who
owned a
