Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 26, 2003
C. SCOTT GREER is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Flowserve Corporation. He has more than 25 years of experience in
manufacturing, operations and accounting. He joined Flowserve as
President and Chief Operating Officer in 1999 and assumed the additional
roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Prior to joining
Flowserve, Mr. Greer served for two years as President of UT Automotive,
a global tier-one supplier of electrical, electronic and interior-trim
systems and components to car and light-truck manufacturers. UT
Automotive was a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation and
subsequent to Mr. Greer's employ a subsidiary of Lear Corporation.
Before that, he was associated for 17 years with Echlin, Inc., an
automotive parts supplier, where he served as President and Director for
seven years and also as Chief Operating Officer for three years. He rose
to the position of Group Vice President, International before being
named President. Prior to that, Mr. Greer served as Senior Auditor '
International for four years at Rexnord Inc. He has been a Director of
Flowserve Corporation since 1999 and also serves as a Director of FMC
Corporation, Washington Group International and E-Medical Files. Mr.
Greer is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from St. Olaf College and both a Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration and a Master of Science degree from the University of
Wisconsin. He is fluent in four languages. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief history of Flowserve and an overview ofyour operations?
Mr. Greer: The name Flowserve actually started in 1997 with the merger
of two publicly traded