Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 1, 1997
RICHARD P. ANDERSON is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE), a diversified agribusiness and retailing
company with annual revenues of more than $1 billion. Mr. Anderson has
been with the company since his father, Harold, founded it in 1947.
Starting as a crew boss on construction of the first elevator in Maumee,
Ohio, Mr. Anderson worked his way up through the company and was named
President and Chief Executive Officer in 1986. In 1996, he was named to
his present position. He is a member of the Board of Directors of
Centerior Energy Corporation and ChemFirst Inc., Jackson, MS. Also
active in community and civic affairs, Mr. Anderson currently serves on
the boards of the Toledo Symphony, the Public Broadcasting Foundation of
Northwest Ohio, The Toledo Museum of Art, and the University of Toledo
Foundation. Numerous honors include being named Pacemaker of the Year in
1989 by the University of Toledo School of Business Administration. Mr.
Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Michigan State
University in 1953. He and his wife Fran have six children and 19
grandchildren and live in Maumee. Profile
what is the company doing today?
Mr. Anderson: We're celebrating our 50th year in business this year. We
began from
