Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 30, 2001

Rene Robichaud – Ns Group Inc (nss)

RENE J. ROBICHAUD, President and CEO of NS Group, Inc., joined the company in June 1999 as its President and Chief Operating Officer and was elected to the Board of Directors in July 1999. In February 2000, he was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining NS Group, Mr. Robichaud spent over 14 years in investment banking. He has held the positions of Managing Director with Salomon Smith Barney and Principal with Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. Robichaud has worked on capital raising and strategic transactions involving many basic materials and steel companies around the world. He received his BBA from the University of Ottawa, Magna Cum Laude, and his MBA from Harvard University. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief historical sketch of the company and a

profile of the company as it is now?

Mr. Robichaud: NS Group manufactures and markets what is known as oil

country