Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 7, 1998

Bill W. Wilcock – The York Group Inc (yrkg)

BILL W. WILCOCK is President and Chief Executive Officer of The York Group, Inc. York is the second largest manufacturer of caskets in North American, and the death care industry's most diverse supplier of death care products and services. Mr. Wilcock joined York in April 1996 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He became Chief Executive Officer in October 1996. Mr. Wilcock has broad-based experience in general management, operations, sales, planning, corporate development and finance. Prior to joining York, Mr. Wilcock held executive positions of increasing responsibility with Allied-Signal, Inc., AO Smith Corporation, Rockwell International Corporation, and Mattel, Inc. He holds MBA and Bachelor-Economics degrees from The University of California, Berkeley. Included in The York Group, Inc.'s product and service mix are: caskets (wood, metal, cloth covered) for burial and cremation; bronze memorials; urns; metal vaults; York Merchandising Systems merchandise display modules and systems, pre-need funding programs; and funeral home and cemetery architectural and interior design services. Profile
TWST: Give us a thumbnail sketch of York Group, and bring us up to date

on your company.

Mr. Wilcock: The York Group is the second largest casket manufacturer,

and as of this year, the second