Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> January 31, 2005
Keith Hughes, Vice President, of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital
Markets joined the firm in September 1998 as an Associate Analyst in
equity research for engineered product companies. Previously, he worked
for five years in highly protected risk (HPR) property insurance as an
engineer and underwriter for two leading property and casualty insurance
companies. In this capacity, he became familiar with the operations and
businesses of a variety of industries including textile, floor covering,
furniture, steel, plastics and other specialty manufacturing. He has a
Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech and an
MBA in Finance from Georgia State University. Profile
TWST: Would you start with an overview of your building materialscoverage for SunTrust Robinson Humphrey?
Mr. Hughes: The area I cover is called building products and durable
goods. That's