Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 23, 2005

Manuel Perez De La Mesa – Scp Pool Corporation (pool)

MANUEL J. PEREZ de la Mesa has been Chief Executive Officer of SCP Pool Corporation (SCP) since May 2001 and has also served as the President of SCP since February 1999. Prior to joining SCP, Mr. Perez de la Mesa was Vice President, Distribution Operations for Watsco, Inc., a NYSE-listed HVAC/R distribution company. He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1977 from Florida International University and his Master's Business Administration in 1980 from St. John's University, New York. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of SCP Pool

Corporation and then give us a picture of the company as it is now?

Mr. Perez de la Mesa: The company came together at the end