Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 25, 2000

Richard De Voto – Canyon Resources Corporation (cau)

ROB FALIVENE joined Pennzoil-Quaker State Company in May 2000 as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Development. Mr. Falivene is responsible for the company's development of a world-class supply chain vision and strategy, building and executing the strategy and providing an impact on business results by reducing costs while achieving market competitive service levels, cycle times and customer satisfaction. Mr. Falivene directs Pennzoil-Quaker State Company's supply chain management initiative designed to take out cost and improve performance in procurement, distribution, logistics, transportation, and packaging and blending operations. He has 17 years of experience in supply chain management, most recently as Chief Procurement Officer for Equiva Services, a joint venture of Shell, Texaco and Saudi Aramco. Immediately prior to that he was Vice President of Supply Chain Management for Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., a division of PepsiCo. From 1983 until 1998, he held positions of increasing responsibility in supply chain management and supplier development for Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. and PepsiCo. Profile
TWST: Could you provide a brief overview of the company just to set the

stage for our conversation on social responsibility?

Mr. Falivene: About 22 months ago Pennzoil and Quaker State