Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 29, 1999
ROBERT SORAN is President and Chief Operating Officer of Uniroyal
Technology Corporation. Mr. Soran is also a director of UTC and also
serves on the Executive Committee. Uniroyal, a public company which
trades on NASDAQ under UTCI, has 12 facilities in the United States with
1,300 employees. Uniroyal produces specialty plastics, chemical and
polymer products such as Polycast bullet resistant acrylic, aircraft
transparencies, intra ocular lens and medical products, Royalite
Thermoplastic sheet for computer housings, aircraft interiors, Naugahyde
coated fabrics and Uniroyal Adhesives and Sealants. Uniroyal just
recently entered into a joint venture, Uniroyal Optoelectronics, to
manufacture and sell high brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs) in
blue, green, red, orange and yellow colors. Before joining Uniroyal, Mr.
Soran was President and CEO of Tropicana Products. He was employed since
1973 by Tropicana's owner, Beatrice Foods when Beatrice acquired his
business in California. He worked in various assignments for Beatrice,
including mergers and acquisitions and managing Swift & Company in
Europe prior to joining Tropicana. He and his team grew Tropicana to a
$1.4 billion company before he left and joined Uniroyal. Mr. Soran
chaired the Substance Abuse Committee of Governor Martinez's Workforce
2000 and has been instrumental in developing a national Drug Free
Workplace Advisory Council. He has served on the Manatee/Sarasota
Council for Public Education and the Board of Directors of the Asolo
Performing Arts Council. He has been a member of the Florida Council of
100 for 10 years. He is married. He enjoys golf fishing and building
automobiles. Profile
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