Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> October 15, 2001

Outlook For Specialty Chemicals: Timothy Gerdeman – Lehman Brothers

TIMOTHY GERDEMAN is a Senior Vice President with Lehman Brothers. A member of the Chemical Analysts of New York, he holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo and an MBA in Finance from the University of Baltimore. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Gerdeman was associated with Salomon Smith Barney, Kemper Securities, Kline & Company, and Vaspar. Profile
TWST: Tim, will you begin by bringing us up to date on the issues that

have been driving the performance of the specialty chemical stocks in

2001?

Mr. Gerdeman: I will answer the question by