Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 4, 1999
CLYDE G. NIXON joined Sun Hydraulics in January 1988 and was named
President and Chief Executive Officer in November 1988. From September
1985, to January 1988, he served as Vice President of Cross & Trecker
Corporation and President of Warner & Swasey Company, its wholly owned
subsidiary. From 1964 to 1985, Mr. Nixon served in various management
capacities with Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Corporation, most recently
as Vice President of its fluid power division and President of Double A
Products Company, its wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. Nixon is a graduate
of Cornell University and the Harvard Business School, and is a past
Chairman of the Board of the National Fluid Power Association. Mr. Nixon
has over 31 years experience in the fluid power industry. Profile
company just to kind of set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Nixon: Sun Hydraulics is a leading manufacturer of
