Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 2, 2002

Charles Smith – Thermoview Industries Inc (thv)

CHARLES L. SMITH is President and Chief Executive Officer of ThermoView Industries, Inc. He has served as CEO since January 2001, implementing a successful streamlining and restructuring program that has resulted in reduced overhead, greater operating efficiencies and positive cash flow. Mr. Smith is also a Director of ThermoView. He formerly served as Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, Vice President-Manufacturing Operations. Mr. Smith founded a replacement window company, Primax Window Co., in 1982 and was President of the company until he sold the enterprise to ThermoView. Mr. Smith, a native of Dayton, Ohio, grew up in the home improvement business, gaining experience in his father's company. Mr. Smith is also Founder and President of Bee Line Courier Service, a courier service based in Louisville, Kentucky. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a short introduction to ThermoView

Industries?

Mr. Smith: ThermoView is a national full-service home improvement

company. After our founding in 1998, we acquired 14