Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 16, 2002

Mitchell Gordon – Interpool Inc (ipx)

MITCHELL I. GORDON is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Interpool, Inc. Prior to joining Interpool, Mr. Gordon was President of Atlas Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm, which he co-founded. Mr. Gordon was formerly Managing Director and co-Head of Salomon Smith Barney's Transportation Investment Banking Group. At Salomon Smith Barney he advised companies on capital market transactions, strategy and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Head of the Transportation and Automotive Investment Banking Groups at Furman Selz. Mr. Gordon has served as Vice President of Investment Banking at Needham & Company and was previously Manager of Strategic Planning for American Broadcasting Companies. He has been involved in over 150 transactions. He has served on the Board of Directors of two public companies, Interpool, Inc., and Indigo Aviation, and has also served on the Global Advisory Board of NedShip Bank Group. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Student Sponsor Partnership, a New York City-based educational mentoring organization. He holds a BSBA from Washington University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and overview of Interpool?

Mr. Gordon: Interpool was founded in 1968. We lease

transportation equipment on a global basis. We are the largest

owner and lessor