Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> January 11, 2001
GARY SUTTLE is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockford
Corporation. Mr. Suttle has been CEO of Rockford since February 1992,
when he was brought in to turn around the company. Mr. Suttle was a
Partner in Grisanti, Galef & Goldress, a nationally known turnaround,
growth and profit-improvement firm. GG&G is involved in long-term
engagements with a variety of companies. Prior to Rockford, Mr. Suttle
was involved in a succession of companies of different sizes and in
different industries. Most often he was Chief Executive Officer of the
company. In other cases, he was an advisor to the current CEO or Board
of Directors. He has worked for several private equity funds. He was
formerly a Director of Dividend Industries, Dividend Development
Corporation, Delleen Publishing, Image Industries, Durham Enterprises
and other companies. Mr. Suttle was formerly with the Boston Consulting
Group. Mr. Suttle holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Auburn
University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from The Georgia Institute
of Technology, and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration. He served as a Captain in the US Marine Corps, where he
was involved in Special Operations. Rockford Corporation designs,
manufactures, markets and distributes high-performance audio systems for
the mobile, professional and home theatre markets. Rockford's mobile
audio products are marketed under the Rockford Fosgate and Lightning
Audio brand names. Rockford's professional audio and home theatre
products are marketed under the Hafler brand name. Profile
Mr. Suttle: The best description of Rockford goes back to 1992 when I
and other members of the management team joined
