Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 29, 1999

Gary Christophersen – Seattle Filmworks (foto)

GARY CHRISTOPHERSEN has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle FilmWorks since August of 1988 and designed the restructure of Seattle FilmWorks as an independent company. Prior to that he was General Manager of Seattle FilmWorks and Senior Vice President of American Passage from 1982 until 1988. Earlier, his work was primarily in the field of public policy research for Mathematica Inc. He holds an MA degree in Economics from the University of Washington and a BA degree in Mathematics and Economics from Whitman College. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview and a little history of

the company, just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Christophersen: Over the last 20 years Seattle FilmWorks has