Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 19, 1999

Louis L. Borick – Superior Industries International (sup)

LOUIS L. BORICK is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Superior Industries International, Inc. a New York Stock Exchange company. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and resided there until moving to California in 1957. Borick founded Superior Industries in 1957 and has been its CEO since that time. Prior to 1957, he was the founder, general partner and later, President of Sterling Products Company and Sterling Plastic, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, a consumer-product manufacturer of plastic products. Borick attended the University of Minnesota, majoring in Business Administration. He received a certificate in Industrial Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a certificate of Petroleum Engineering from UCLA. He was a bomber pilot in the Army's Air Force and retired from the US Air Force Reserve with the rank of Major in 1969. He is the past President of the American Safety-Belt Council. He is a former member of the President's Committee for the United Nations. Recently, he was nominated to the Hall of Fame of SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers' Association). This is an honor bestowed on members who have been contributors to this national organization. Profile
TWST: To set the stage, please give us a brief overview of Superior and

a little of the company's history?

Mr. Borick: I'm Louis Borick. I'm President and CEO of Superior

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