Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 9, 1998
PAUL W. JONES is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United States
Can Company. Since 1989, and before joining U.S. Can, he was President
and Chief Executive Officer of Greenfield Industries, Inc. in Augusta,
Georgia. At Greenfield, he built and re-engineered the company through
acquisitions and internal growth, taking it public in 1993. Greenfield
is a major tool manufacturer and was acquired by Kennametal Inc. in
November of 1997. Prior to Greenfield Industries, in a 19-year career,
Mr. Jones held several key positions with General Electric Company,
including General Manager, Manufacturing at GE Transportation, where he
led the global manufacturing for the leading manufacturer of
locomotives, propulsion systems for transit cars, industrial D.C. motors
and off-highway propulsion systems. He also had full P&L responsibility
for two foreign operations in Brazil and Canada. Mr. Jones, a U.S. Can
Board member, also serves on the Board of Omni-Quip, a $450-million
public company in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as well as the Board of a
private stamping company, Orchid International in Nashville, Tennessee.
Paul was born and raised in Harrisburg, Illinois and is a graduate of
the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana with a B.S. degree
in Engineering. He and his wife have two daughters and reside in Burr
Ridge, Illinois. Profile
JOHN L. WORKMAN is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of U.S. Can Corporation. He is responsible for the organization's
overall financial activity and policy implementation including
accounting practices and the conduct of its relationship with lending
institutions, trade creditors and the financial community. Mr. Workman
joined United States Can Company on August 10, 1998, with a vast array
of financial and systems experience. Prior to his appointment at U.S.
Can, Mr. Workman served most recently as Executive Vice President and
Chief Restructuring Officer at Montgomery Ward Holding Corporation, a
company 57% owned by GE Capital. Mr. Workman joined Ward in 1984 as a
general auditor and has held a variety of financial positions including
Vice-President-Controller and Vice President'Finance and Chief Financial
Officer. Prior to joining Ward, Workman was a partner in Main Hurdman
CPAs which later merged into KPMG where he served a broad range of
clients both in the public and private sectors. While there, he was
involved in several international acquisitions, as well as a variety of
cost analysis projects which resulted in major profitability gains for
his clients. Mr. Workman is a graduate of Indiana University and
received his MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Workman lives in
Glen Ellyn, IL with his wife Beth, and their two sons. Profile
Can Corporation to place us into context.
Mr. Jones: The company was really started only 15 years ago. The
