Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 1, 1999
WILLIAM S. ANTLE III has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
Oak Industries Inc. a leading supplier to manufacturers in the
telecommunications industry, since December of 1989. He was elected as
Chairman of the Board at the Oak Industries Annual Stockholders Meeting
in May 1996. From 1980 to 1989, Mr. Antle was at Bain and Company, an
international strategy consulting firm, most recently as Executive Vice
President. He held administrative responsibility for one of five new
operating groups established to run Bain and Company's North American
consulting practice. From 1973 to 1980, Mr. Antle was with Cummins
Engine Company, the largest independent manufacturer of diesel engines
with annual sales of approximately $3 billion. He served as Cummins
General Manager for a four-plant complex in the United Kingdom.
Currently, he serves on the boards of ESCO Electronics Corporation,
GenRad Inc., and Nvest Companies, L.P. Mr. Antle is a graduate of the
Naval Academy and holds an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration. He served as Special Assistant to the
Chief of Naval Operations from 1970 to 1971. Profile
to put us into context what you see as your business, what you see as
your company today?
Mr. Antle: We're a company
