Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001

Mark Tomkins – Vulcan Materials Co (vmc)

MARK TOMKINS is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Vulcan Materials Company in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to joining Vulcan in January of 2001, he held senior financial positions at Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, Allied Signal and Monsanto. Mr. Tomkins is a native of Illinois and a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, where he received a BS degree in Finance and Management and an MBA. He is a member of Financial Executives Institute (FEI). Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Vulcan Materials,

and then an overview of the company as it is right now?

Mr. Tomkins: Vulcan was formed in 1909 as a small, Birmingham,