Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 18, 2005
GREG 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
degree 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: Can we start with an overview of PEMSTAR and how you see thecompany today?
Mr. Berning: PEMSTAR is in the electronic manufacturing services
industry. We provide concept to customer