Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 24, 2000
JAMES R. SWARTWOUT has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
company since August 1990, and Chief Executive Officer since July 1990.
Prior to that he was President and Chief Operating Officer since August
1989. He joined the company in October 1988 as its Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining the company, Mr.
Swartwout was a principal in a private leveraged buyout venture. From
April 1984 to December 1986, Mr. Swartwout was Executive Vice President
of Delphian Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, a manufacturer of
analytical instruments, and had held management positions at Farr
Company, El Segundo, California, a manufacturer of industrial filtration
systems. He earlier worked for American Air Filter Co., and Eastman
Kodak Co., and is a former US Navy officer. Mr. Swartwout holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Lafayette
College and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of
Southern California. Profile
Mr. Swartwout: We've grown very rapidly over the last several years
through our acquisition and the company is focused
