Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> March 3, 2003
LAWRENCE J. HORAN joined Parker/Hunter's Equity Research
department as Senior Vice President and Director. Prior to
joining Parker/Hunter, Dr. Horan spent several years working on
Wall Street, where he covered companies in the building
materials, construction, real estate, furniture, appliances,
lighting, electrical equipment and consumer electronics
industries. He spent nine years with Prudential Securities, where
he was First Vice President and Senior Research Analyst, and six
years with Smith Barney as Vice President and Senior Building
Analyst. Prior to that, he was with Equitable Life for nine years
as Vice President in economic forecasting and investment
analysis. Since 1987, he has received the professional
recognition of Institutional Investor magazine as an "All-America
Team Research Analyst" in seven annual surveys of institutional
investors. He received his Doctorate in Economics from Columbia
University, specializing in Econometrics and Finance. His work in
Economics has been published in several financial journals. He
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the
University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California. Profile
TWST: What has gone on in the building materials segment over thepast year or two from a market point of view?
Mr. Horan: It has been a good environment for kitchen and bath
and hardware