Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> June 11, 2001

Beverage Stocks: Skip Carpenter – Credit Suisse First Boston

SKIP (EDMUND) CARPENTER is in the Equity Research Department of Credit Suisse First Boston, covering the beverage industry. He worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) as a Vice President and Equities Research Analyst covering the global beverage industry from 1996 to the merger with CSFB in October 2000. Initially at DLJ Mr. Carpenter was a Research Associate in the personal care and household products industries, as well as in the metals and mining sector. From 1995 through 1998, he also provided coverage of the packaging industry, receiving honorable mention awards for that research in the 1996 and 1997 Institutional Investor surveys. Mr. Carpenter earned his BA degree from Duke University and his MBA from the University of Michigan. Profile
TWST: Skip, let's begin with the overall approach that Credit Suisse

First Boston takes to the beverage stocks. And more specifically ' tell

us about what you include in your coverage of the