Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 27, 1999
Joining Sheldahl as Corporate Tax Manager in 1976, EDWARD L. LUNDSTROM
has held positions of increasing responsibility in business, operations
management and sales and marketing. They include Corporate Controller;
Vice President and Treasurer; President of the Sheldahl subsidiary
Symbolic Displays, Inc. (SDI); Vice President, General Manager of the
Northfield Circuit Division, Vice President Sales and Marketing and
Executive Vice President. In January 1989, Mr. Lundstrom was named to
Vice President of Marketing and Sales. In this position, he managed the
sales force through the Company's technical centers, directed all
marketing efforts, and provided leadership for research, development,
and product design. Under Mr. Lundstrom's leadership, the automotive
market was targeted in 1988. He implemented the strategy beginning in
1989 by creating the Detroit Technical Center staffed with account
managers, engineers and designers. This effort is largely responsible
for the dramatic growth in automotive. Mr. Lundstrom was named Executive
Vice President, September 1995. In this capacity, Ed's responsibility
includes corporate marketing; core process redesign; information
systems; and new business development, with an emphasis on international
opportunities. In September 1997, he was named President. He is a member
of the Ford Supplier Council, a group of executives representing 13 of
the largest and most important strategic suppliers to Ford Electronics
Division. Mr. Lundstrom holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from the
University of Minnesota. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a
graduate of the Minnesota Management Institute. He has attended Senior
Executive Management and Executive Leadership programs at MIT, the
Wharton School and University of Minnesota. Profile
history of Sheldahl, just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Lundstrom: Sure, I'll do that. Sheldahl was formed in 1955
