Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> January 31, 2005

BUILDING MATERIALS & DURABLE GOODS: KEITH HUGHES – SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPRHEY CAPITAL MARKETS

Keith Hughes, Vice President, of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital Markets joined the firm in September 1998 as an Associate Analyst in equity research for engineered product companies. Previously, he worked for five years in highly protected risk (HPR) property insurance as an engineer and underwriter for two leading property and casualty insurance companies. In this capacity, he became familiar with the operations and businesses of a variety of industries including textile, floor covering, furniture, steel, plastics and other specialty manufacturing. He has a Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of your building materials

coverage for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey?

Mr. Hughes: The area I cover is called building products and durable

goods. That's