Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 26, 2001
JOSEPH C. BERENATO is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Ducommun Incorporated. He joined the company in
November 1991 as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer. In January 1995, he was promoted to Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, while retaining his
position as Chief Financial Officer through July 1996. Mr.
Berenato was promoted to President in January 1996. He assumed
the additional titles of Chief Executive Officer and Board member
in January 1997 and Chairman of the Board in January 1999. During
the 11 years prior to joining Ducommun, Mr. Berenato was with
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, most recently as Senior Vice
President and Managing Director responsible for large corporate
lending in 13 Western states. Mr. Berenato graduated from the
U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a BS degree in
Engineering and is a Vietnam veteran. He earned his MA in English
from the University of Virginia and an MBA in finance from New
York University. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and on two mutual
funds of the Capital Research Management Group. Profile
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Mr. Berenato: Ducommun Incorporated is the oldest company in California,
it started in 1849. We were not
