Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 31, 2000
EDWARD M. BOYLE, III has served as President of Flour City
International, Inc. for the last 12 months. Mr. Boyle is responsible for
the organization's worldwide strategic planning and operations. In his
position as President, Mr. Boyle has overseen the opening of a strategic
new office in Shanghai, as well as a new corporate headquarter and
manufacturing facility in Kingsport, Tennessee. His nine years of
marketing and management experience in the international marketplace has
assisted the company in increasing its revenue from the Asia Pacific
region by 96 percent and securing the first of what is believed to be
many contracts from the UK. During the last 12 months Mr. Boyle, with
his hands-on management style, has been responsible for the refocusing
and directing of the company's management and assets, which has greatly
benefited the company with a 38% growth in revenue for the first six
months of the company's fiscal 2000 and a return to profitability. Prior
to his position as President of Flour City International, Mr. Boyle was
the chief operating officer for Flour City Architectural Metals Ltd
(Asia). Under his leadership, Flour City has combined its various
divisions into one company that can address the custom curtainwall needs
of the construction industry on a worldwide basis. Before joining Flour
City International, Mr. Boyle held director positions with Harmon
SITRACO S.A., Harmon CFEM Facades (UK) Ltd. and Harmon CFEM Facades
S.A., international divisions of Apogee Enterprises. He also spent four
years as Vice President with Masonry Arts, Inc. Mr. Boyle holds a BSLA
from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Profile
City International?
Mr. Boyle: Flour City was founded in 1893 in Minneapolis as Flour City
Ornamental Metal Works.
