Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 14, 2001

Robert Lander – Stackpole Limited (skd.to)

ROBERT J. LANDER joined Stackpole Limited in January 1999 and is President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of the company. Prior to joining Stackpole, Mr. Lander was Vice President of Meridian Technologies Inc., a Canadian publicly traded automotive parts company producing magnesium and aluminum die-castings. Mr. Lander was responsible for the very successful Magnesium North America division and Meridian's Global Technology and Business Development organization. Prior to this Mr. Lander was Vice President of a privately owned Tier 1 supplier of automotive metal stampings and assemblies. Mr. Lander has devoted his career to operations, engineering and general/executive management positions with technology-driven and growth-oriented metal forming companies in the automotive industry. Mr. Lander began his career with General Motors and has a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Stackpole

Limited, and then a profile of the company as it is now?

Mr. Lander: Stackpole is a leading supplier of powertrain components