Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 8, 1999
JEFFREY GORMAN was elected President and CEO of The Gorman-Rupp Company
on May 1st of 1998. He started work on the factory floor and has
progressed through many positions including Sales, Corporate Secretary,
Assistant and General Manager and most recently Sr. Vice President of
the corporation. Mr. Gorman serves in many community organizations, is
the Past Chairman of the Richland County Foundation, and serves on the
Board of Ashland University and Bank One, Mansfield. He enjoys aviation
and holds an airline pilots rating. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of the company and a little bit of itshistory, just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Gorman: Gorman-Rupp was founded in 1933 by two gentlemen,