Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 12, 2000

Roger Pollazzi – Harvard Industries Inc (hava)

ROGER G. POLLAZZI joined Harvard Industries in November 1997 as Chief Operating Officer after serving as the automotive industry expert to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of the company. Prior to this, Mr. Pollazzi was Chairman and CEO of The Pullman Company from 1990-1996 where he led a successful turn-around and recapitalization of that company before its sale. Before Pullman, he was involved in the acquisition and enhancement of a number of companies that were eventually taken public. Mr. Pollazzi graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Institute of Technology in 1964. He received a Masters of Business Administration from Michigan State University in 1972. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick history and a current overview of

Harvard Industries, just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Pollazzi: We were in bankruptcy approximately a