Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> November 5, 2002

Paul Saueracker – Minerals Technologies Inc (mtx)

PAUL R. SAUERACKER is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Minerals Technologies Inc. Mr. Saueracker joined the company in 1971 as a sales representative in Los Angeles. In 1973, he moved to New York to become a Market Research Analyst. He assumed positions of increasing responsibility, including Manager of Market Research and Director of Sales and Marketing. In 1989, he became Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Minerals. He was named President and CEO of SMI in 1994 and a Senior Vice President of MTI in 1999. In 2000, he was elected President of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors. In October 2001, he was elected Chairman of the Board. Mr. Saueracker holds a BA in Geology from Hunter College of the City University of New York; an MS in Geology from the University of Kansas; and an MBA in Marketing from Hofstra University. Before joining the company, he served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1966 to 1971. Mr. Saueracker serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, is a past president of the Pulverized Minerals Division of the National Sand, Stone and Gravel Association, and is a member of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, and the Paper Industry Management Association. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Paper Science and Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Profile
TWST: Please give us a brief historical sketch of the company and

a picture of the company today.

Mr. Saueracker: Minerals Technologies was founded on October 23,

1992, when Pfizer Inc.