Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> July 30, 2004
WALT TURNER was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of
Koppers Inc., in February 1998. He joined Koppers Company in 1969. In
1992, he was elected Vice President and Manager, Marketing and
Development for Industrial Pitches and Related Products. In 1995, he was
elected Vice President and General Manager of the Carbon Materials and
Chemicals Division. He is a graduate of Glenville State College with a
bachelor's degree in Business Administration and also attended the Amos
Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. Profile
TWST: Walt, can we begin with a brief overview of the company and apicture of things as they are now?
Mr. Turner: Koppers Inc. is one of the world's largest suppliers of
carbon compounds and