Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> January 31, 2005

THOMAS FRANK – CONN’S INC (CONN)

THOMAS J. FRANK is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Conn's, Inc. He is past President of Conn Rental Corp., past President of Appliance Parts & Service, Inc., and past President of Conn Appliances, Inc. Mr. Frank is a member of the National Association of Retail Dealers, past Director of Mid-County National Bank, past Director of St. Anne's Advisory School Board, a past Advisory Director of Beaumont Independent School District - Vocational Education Program and a past Advisory Director of Texas State Technical College in Waco, Texas. He has lectured at Lamar University and Texas A & M. He received a BS from Sam Houston State Teachers College and an SCMP degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Management Seminar. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and an overview of Conn's?

Mr. Frank: The company is a little over 100 years old. It started as a

plumbing company back in the late 1800s. It really became a