Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2003
Joel H. Girsky is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Jaco Electronics,
Inc., a company he founded in 1961. Through Mr. Girsky's skilled management and
in-depth knowledge of the electronics industry, Jaco has grown from a small
company operating out of a Brooklyn garage to a national corporation and one of
the top-25 electronic distributors in the world. Mr. Girsky is renowned in the
industry for his articulate, frank and honest approach to problems. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of JacoElectronics and then give us a picture of what you've been doing
lately at the company?
Mr. Girsky: I started this company 42 years