Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 8, 2004
GREG S. LEA has served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer of Pemstar, Inc., since 2002. He has served on the
Board of Directors since 2001. Mr. Lea retired from Jostens Corporation
in 2002, where he held key executive management positions since joining
the company in 1995. Previously, Mr. Lea was with IBM for more than 18
years where he held a variety of management positions. Mr. Lea holds a
BS in Accounting/Business Management from Minnesota State University,
Mankato. He is currently serving as a Board member for the Greater
Rochester Area University Center. Profile
ALLEN J. BERNING has served as Chief Executive Officer, Director and
Chairman of the Board of PEMSTAR Inc. since the company's founding in
1994. Prior to founding Pemstar, Mr. Berning was employed by IBM for 15
years, where he held several engineering and management positions in
process engineering, manufacturing, cost engineering and resource
planning, including most recently as Operations Manager for IBM's
Rochester Storage Systems facility. Mr. Berning received a BSIE and an
MBA from St. Cloud State University. He served as Board member and past
Chair of the Greater Rochester Area University Center. He is currently
serving on the 2004 Olmsted County United Way Campaign Cabinet. In 1999,
Mr. Berning received the national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
award. Profile
TWST: We'd like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the companyand a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Berning (CEO): PEMSTAR recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
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