Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> May 12, 2003

Dudley Mendenhall – K2 Inc (kto)

DUDLEY W. MENDENHALL is Senior Vice President, Finance of K2 Inc. He has more than two decades of corporate finance and banking experience. He is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and investment community relations. Prior to joining K2, he served as Senior Partner for Ernst & Young's west coast corporate finance practice, as well as managing director and industry head for E&Y's entertainment and media practice. Previously, Mr. Mendenhall was Managing Director and Group Head of Banc of America Securities' entertainment and media industry group in Los Angeles and New York, and held several other executive positions with Banc of America, United Banks of Colorado (now Wells Fargo Bank), and Chase Manhattan Latin America. Profile
TWST: May we start out with a history of K2 Inc?

Mr. Mendenhall: K2, the company, was founded in 1946 as a

recreational products company. Over the years it grew through

various acquisitions