Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 23, 2004

LEIGH ABRAMS – DREW INDUSTRIES INC (DW)

LEIGH J. ABRAMS has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Drew Industries Incorporated since 1979. Since April 2001, Mr. Abrams has been a Director of Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc., a real estate investment trust specializing in residential mortgages. Mr. Abrams is also a part owner and a Director of several privately owned businesses. Mr. Abrams is the past Chairman of the Board of Governors of the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester and continues as a member of the Board of Governors. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Junior Achievement of Westchester County and continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Abrams, a CPA, has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and operations. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Drew Industries

and then give us a picture of the company at the present time?

Mr. Abrams: On December 11, 2003, Drew listed on the New