Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 9, 2005
JAMES A. WILHELM has served as Standard Parking's president since
September 2000 and as chief executive officer and a director since
October 2001. Previously, Mr. Wilhelm served as executive vice
president-operations since March 1998, and as senior executive vice
president and chief operations officer from September 1999 to August
2000. Mr. Wilhelm joined the company in 1985, initially managing parking
facilities in the company's Chicago division and ultimately becoming
responsible for the company's Midwest and Western Regions, which
included parking facilities in Chicago and 16 other cities throughout
the United States and Canada. Mr. Wilhelm received his BA degree from
Northeastern Illinois University in 1976. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of Standard Parking?Mr. Wilhelm: We are a business service management company that focuses
on parking as the core of our business. We operate