Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 25, 2002

Joseph Sambataro Jr. – Labor Ready Inc (lrw)

JOSEPH P. SAMBATARO JR. was named Chief Executive Officer and President of Labor Ready, Inc., in September 2001. Mr. Sambataro has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2000 and served as the company's Executive Vice President and CFO from August 1997 to March 2001. In 1999, he was named the 'Financial Executive of the Year' by the Institute of Management Accountants and Accountants on Call for the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Labor Ready, Mr. Sambataro served in senior management capacities in two international public accounting firms as well as CEO of an environmental services company. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a short introduction of what you see as

Labor Ready today?

Mr. Sambataro: We are the largest supplier of temporary manual

labor to small- and medium-sized businesses.