Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 11, 2001
MICHAEL L. GRIMES has been President, CEO, and Board member of Stewart &
Stevenson Services, Inc., since April 1999. He was previously with
Cooper Cameron Corporation, where he served as President, Cooper Energy
Services Division, and President of Cooper Cameron Power Generation.
Prior to joining Cooper Cameron, Mr. Grimes held numerous marketing,
sales, and general management positions with General Electric Company
during a 23-year career in GE's Industrial, Power, Aircraft Engine, and
GE Supply businesses. Mr. Grimes holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and is a graduate
of GE's Technical Marketing Program and numerous management courses at
GE's Executive Development Center in Crotonville, New York. He is also a
graduate of Southern Company's Student of the Business Course. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Stewart &Stevenson Services, Inc. and then a profile of Stewart & Stevenson
Services as it is now?
Mr. Grimes: Stewart &