Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 24, 2001

William Channel Jr. – Channell Commercial Corporation (chnl)

WILLIAM H. CHANNELL, JR., has been President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Channell Commercial Corporation since the IPO in 1996. He joined the company in 1979 and has held the positions of Executive Vice President, Director of Marketing and National Sales Manager. He has a BA degree from Willamette University. In 1997, the company was named to Business Week's hot growth companies list, ranking 60th. In 1998, 1999, and 2000 the company was selected as a Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 company, honoring the fastest growing technology companies in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 1999 and 2000, Channell was chosen by Forbes magazine as one of the 200 Best Small Companies in the US. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Channell

Commercial, and an overview of what the company is doing now.

Mr. Channell: Channell has been around since 1922. We are