Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2000
LEWIS B. CAMPBELL is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Textron
Inc. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Campbell had served as President and
Chief Operating Officer since January 1994, having joined Textron in
September 1992 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Campbell joined Textron after a 24-year career at General Motors,
where he held a number of positions, including General Manufacturing
Manager, Rochester Products Division; Manufacturing Manager, Chevrolet-
Pontiac, GM Canada Group; and Executive Director, GM/UAW Quality
Network. In 1988, he was named a Vice President of General Motors as the
General Manager of the Flint Automotive Group. In 1991, he was named
General Manager of GMC Truck. Mr. Campbell received a BS in Mechanical
Engineering from Duke University and attended the Advanced General
Management Program sponsored by GM and the Harvard International School
in Switzerland. Mr. Campbell is a Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb and
is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Fuqua School of Business at
Duke University. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of
EqualFooting.com, a B2B online marketplace, and is the Chairman of The
Business Roundtable's Health and Retirement Task Force and a member of
the Business Council. Profile
Mr. Campbell: Textron was founded in 1923, and since that time we've
grown to become a successful multi-industry company. Our 2000
