Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 12, 2000
Roger F. Warren became President and Chief Executive Officer of Bolder
Technologies in October 1999, having been a member of the Board of
Directors since July 1998. Mr. Warren became Chairman of the Board in
January 2000, succeeding Daniel S. Lankford, who remains a member of the
Board. Prior to October 1999, Mr. Warren most recently served as
President of the Micropower and International Division of Rayovac
Corporation. Mr. Warren has more than 35 years of experience and a track
record of success with companies as diverse as Shell Oil, General Foods,
Swift and Co., and Rayovac. While serving as a member of the Board, Mr.
Warren has been directly involved in guiding Bolder's transition to a
consumer products company. With his background in battery technology and
consumer products, Mr. Warren is ideally suited to lead Bolder to its
next level of growth. Mr. Warren was a key member of the Senior
Management team that grew Rayovac's consumer and OEM battery sales from
$140 million in 1985 to more than $500 million in 1999. From 1977 to
1985, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the U.S.
Grocery Division of Swift & Co, a $1 billion per year food manufacturing
company. During his tenure at Swift, he also served as its Director of
Corporate Marketing Services and was promoted to Vice President/General
Manager of its International Division. From 1964 to 1977, Mr. Warren
served in various finance, sales, marketing and product development
positions at General Foods Ltd. in Canada. Mr. Warren earned a BS degree
in Economics from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Profile
the company's history, products, activities and customers.
Mr. Warren: The company was founded in 1991. We went public
