Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 1998
ROBERT J. PETCAVICH, Chairman, CEO, and founder of Planet Polymer
Technologies, Inc. has many years of experience in both scientific and
management positions. He holds a Ph.D in Polymer Science, a Master of
Science degree in Solid State Science, and a Bachelor of Science degree
in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University and has completed an
executive management program (PMD) from Harvard University Graduate
School of Business. Dr. Petcavich has been issued numerous patents in
the degradable polymers, electronic, aerospace and food-packaging
industries and has been involved with several successful high technology
start-up companies. Profile
TWST: Give us a background summary on the company?Dr. Petcavich: Let me give you a little bit of history. The company
started in 1991. It literally was a garage start-up operation, as