Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 8, 2001
JEFFREY SCHWARTZ is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary of Dorel Industries Inc. Shortly after obtaining a
Bachelor of Commerce degree from Montreal's McGill University, Mr.
Schwartz joined Dorel Company Ltd., the juvenile product manufacturing
operation established by his father several years earlier. Already
endowed with strong financial acumen, the experience rounded out his
abilities, providing him with an important operational and sales
background. Originally, Vice President, Juvenile for Dorel Industries
(the public company), he was named Vice President, Finance in the late
1980s and later Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary. These positions have become increasingly strategic over the
years, as the company has evolved through various acquisitions to become
a global consumer products leader in juvenile and home furnishings. Mr,
Schwartz currently oversees the finance function at all Dorel companies
and regularly deals with the many financial analysts who follow the
corporation. Profile
Dorel Industries as it is now?
Mr. Schwartz: The company was founded by my late father in 1962 in
Montreal as a producer of
