Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 1998
BRIAN J. LIPKE is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Gibraltar Steel Corporation, a business acquired by the Lipke family in
1972. Back then Gibraltar was a single-facility steel processing
business in Buffalo, New York, with annual sales of $9 million. In
addition to running one of western New York's most dynamic and vibrant
businesses, Mr. Lipke serves on the Boards of Merchants Mutual Insurance
Company, Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, and the Northeast Regional
Advisory Board of The Chase Manhattan Corporation. He is a member of the
Board of Trustees and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
YMCA and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. Mr. Lipke is the recipient of
numerous awards and honors, and was named 1977 Business Executive of the
Year by Canisius College and 1998 Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year
by the Alumni Association of the University at Buffalo School of
Management. He is married with two children. Profile
Mr. Lipke: Talking about history first, from 1993, when we went public
at $168 million in sales, we've been able to average
