Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> January 19, 2009
PETER PITSIOKOS, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of
Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc., since 2004, joined the firm in 1992 as
Assistant Secretary and General Counsel. He also has been its Secretary for more
than five years. Formerly, Mr. Pitsiokos served as the Executive Assistant
District Attorney in Suffolk County, New York, and also has been Assistant
Director of Economic Development and Director of Water Resources in the Town of
Brookhaven. Mr. Pitsiokos also maintained a private law practice in which he
represented several national and local owners, managers and developers of real
estate. He holds a Law degree from Villanova University and a Bachelor's degree
from Stony Brook University. Profile
TWST: May we start with a short history and overview of Gyrodyne?Mr. Pitsiokos: Our company originally was in the defense business, primarily
manufacturing helicopters for the United States