Industry & Services >> Sector Roundtables >> February 23, 2004
Keith Hughes, Vice President, of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital
Markets joined the firm in September 1998 as an Associate Analyst in
equity research for engineered product companies. Previously, he worked
for five years in highly protected risk (HPR) property insurance as an
engineer and underwriter for two leading property and casualty insurance
companies. In this capacity, he became familiar with the operations and
businesses of a variety of industries including textile, floor covering,
furniture, steel, plastics and other specialty manufacturing. He has a
Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech and an
MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. Profile
John F. Kasprzak Jr. is a Managing Director at BB&T Capital Markets. He joined
Equity Research in May 1997 and follows the building materials/homebuilding
sector. He has been named in the 2006, 2005, and 2000 Wall Street Journal Best
on the Street Analyst Survey (including number one in estimate accuracy), the
2006 and 2005 Forbes.com/Starmine Analyst Awards, and the inaugural Street.com
All-Star Analyst Survey. He has also been included in the Reuters Survey of Mid
to Smaller Company Investment Research on three separate occasions. Prior to
joining the firm, he was a research analyst for four years at Davenport & Co.,
LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in
1988 and received an MBA degree from the College of William and Mary in 1993. Profile
business point of view over the last year or so?
Mr. Hughes: I think you have to take whatever product category you're
talking
