Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 19, 2009

Peter Pitsiokos – Gyrodyne Company Of America, Inc. (gyro)

PETER PITSIOKOS, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc., since 2004, joined the firm in 1992 as Assistant Secretary and General Counsel. He also has been its Secretary for more than five years. Formerly, Mr. Pitsiokos served as the Executive Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County, New York, and also has been Assistant Director of Economic Development and Director of Water Resources in the Town of Brookhaven. Mr. Pitsiokos also maintained a private law practice in which he represented several national and local owners, managers and developers of real estate. He holds a Law degree from Villanova University and a Bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University. Profile
TWST: May we start with a short history and overview of Gyrodyne?

Mr. Pitsiokos: Our company originally was in the defense business, primarily

manufacturing helicopters for the United States