Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> February 10, 2003

C.mark Pearson – Carbo Ceramics Inc (crr)

C. MARK PEARSON became President and Chief Executive Officer of CARBO Ceramics Inc. in April 2001 after serving the company for four years as Vice President of Marketing and Technology. He is an Adjunct Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines and was previously employed by Gulf Oil and ARCO where he held a variety of technical and management positions in engineering and operations. Dr. Pearson is a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines (UK) where he received Bachelor of Science and PhD degrees. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick overview of CARBO Ceramics?

How do you see the company today?

Dr. Pearson: We are a specialized manufacturing company that

manufactures value-added