Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 9, 1998

Stephen Nevitt – Serengeti Eyewear (solr)

STEPHEN NEVITT is President and Chief Executive Officer of Serengeti Eyewear, Inc. Mr. Nevitt also serves as Treasurer and is a Director of the Company. Mr. Nevitt joined the Company in 1976 when it was known as Solar-Mates, Inc. and served as a Vice President with responsibilities in all phases of its operations, until 1993, when he became President of the Company. Mr. Nevitt completed his undergraduate education at Long Island University and graduated with a B.A. in Political Science in 1972. Mr. Nevitt also received a degree in Medical Photography in 1974, completing a program sponsored by the Harvard Community Health Group in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Nevitt currently oversees all day to day operations of Serengeti Eyewear, Inc. He is primarily responsible for maintaining the Company's relationship with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Additional functions include financial responsibilities, product development, and investor relations. Mr. Nevitt has been involved in all facets of the sunglass business since beginning his career with Solar- Mates, Inc. The Company has evolved from a small manufacturing business to a global, public company responsible to its shareholders for building the equity of the Serengeti brand. Mr. Nevitt is married with two teenage children and resides permanently in Sarasota, Florida. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief historical background, a summary on Serengeti

Eyewear, Inc., formerly Solar-Mates, Inc., and bring us up to date. Tell

us what the company is all about today as Serengeti