Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 8, 1999

Jeffrey Gorman – The Gorman-rupp Company (grc)

JEFFREY GORMAN was elected President and CEO of The Gorman-Rupp Company on May 1st of 1998. He started work on the factory floor and has progressed through many positions including Sales, Corporate Secretary, Assistant and General Manager and most recently Sr. Vice President of the corporation. Mr. Gorman serves in many community organizations, is the Past Chairman of the Richland County Foundation, and serves on the Board of Ashland University and Bank One, Mansfield. He enjoys aviation and holds an airline pilots rating. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of the company and a little bit of its

history, just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Gorman: Gorman-Rupp was founded in 1933 by two gentlemen,