Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> March 21, 2001
KONRAD ZOMER is a Research Analyst Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.
covering European employment services companies and is part of the
global support services team. He was a Runner Up in the 2000
Institutional Investor Survey, Fifth in the 2000 Reuters European Larger
Company Survey and Fifth in the 1999 Extel rating in European Support
Services. Prior to joining CSFB in 1997, Mr. Zomer worked as an Equity
Analyst at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell and Generale Bank, where he covered
Dutch stocks. He studied investment banking and corporate finance at the
University of Groningen, graduating with a degree in Business and
Economics. Mr. Zomer has taken several courses at the Dutch Institute
for Banks and Brokerage Companies (NIBE). Mr. Zomer has undertaken a VBA
apprenticeship at the Dutch Institute for Financial Analysts. Profile
ANDREW SWEETING is a Research Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston
Corp. covering European support services companies and is part of the
global support services team. Prior to joining CSFB in May 2000, he
worked at Schroder Securities and NatWest Securities covering services
companies. He has a First Class degree in Engineering from University
College London and an MBA from Imperial College London. Profile
TWST: What have been the key elements over the past 12 months thatinvestors should focus on as they set their 2001 expectations for the
support services sector in Europe?
Mr. Zomer: There is