Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 24, 2000
THOMAS N. HENDRICKSON, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO,
founded CPAC, Inc. in 1969. During his 31-year career with the company,
Mr. Hendrickson launched CPAC's 11 acquisitions that now comprise 10
subsidiaries worldwide. His main focus continues to be strategic
planning and acquisition programs for all CPAC companies. A graduate of
the University of Wisconsin, Mr. Hendrickson received the Distinguished
Service Citation award in 1990. Throughout 1996 and ending June 1997, he
served as Chairman for the University of Wisconsin's Industrial Liaison
Council in the College of Engineering. He also received the
Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Engineering at the
University of Rochester in 1995. In addition, Mr. Hendrickson is a
member of the Foundation Board for the Genesee Community College in
Batavia, New York, and is on the Board of Directors for the Photographic
& Imaging Manufacturers Association, Inc. In 1996, he received the
Meritorious Service Award from Geneseo State College and was named the
President of a local Rotary Club in Perry, New York. CPAC, Inc., based
in Leicester, New York, is a specialty chemical manufacturer operating
in two business segments Cleaning and Personal Care (Fuller Brands) and
Imaging. Its Fuller Brands segment The Fuller Brush Company, Stanley
Home Products, and the Cleaning Technologies Group (purchased in July
1997) offers over 2,200 household and commercial cleaning products to
industrial and household consumer markets. Its four domestic and four
international subsidiaries serve customers in the imaging industry,
including photo labs, x-ray facilities, dental offices, and printing
houses. CPAC, Inc. has grown to nearly $115 million in sales and is
traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the ticker symbol
'CPAK.' Profile
company's history, products, services, customers, those kind of things.
Mr. Hendrickson: First of all, CPAC is a
