Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 7, 1998
GEORGE W. TRAHAN is President, Chief Executive Officer and co-
Chairman of the Board of Hi-Shear Technology Corporation. In
April 2000, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Trahan Chief
Executive Officer and co-Chairman. He joined the company as Vice
President in July 1990 and was elected Executive Vice President
from 1993 until his election as President in June 1998. Mr.
Trahan has served as a Director of the company since 1993. Before
joining the company, he served as Vice President of Cherry
Textron, a leading supplier of fasteners to the commercial
aerospace and automobile market from 1985 to 1990. From 1978 to
1985, Mr. Trahan served as Group Controller at the corporate
headquarters of Textron Inc., advising management regarding
strategic planning, capital investment and acquisitions. Prior to
that, he served as Manager of Corporate Audit for Textron's
international operations and also served as an engineer at Texas
Instruments Incorporated. Mr. Trahan received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Clarkson University
and attended the Harvard Advanced Management Program. Profile
just so everybody understands what the company does?
Mr. Trahan: Hi-Shear is and has been, since the 1950s part of
