Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> November 12, 2001

Furniture & Home Furnishing Companies: Keith Hughes – Suntrust Robinson Humphrey 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: May we start with a brief profile of the companies that you

include in your universe of furniture and home furnishings companies?

Mr. Hughes: Our home furnishings coverage consists of