Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 1, 2012
A. Mark Zeffiro joined TriMas Corporation in June 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for the overall leadership within the financial function of the company, including financial planning, external reporting, business analysis, treasury, tax and corporate capital. He has more than 20 years of financial, operational and business leadership experience with companies such as Black & Decker and General Electric Company. During his four-year tenure with Black & Decker, Mr. Zeffiro most recently served as Vice President of Finance for the global consumer product group, where he had responsibility for financial and operational activities within the United States, Europe, Latin America and China, including growth, profit improvement and cost-reduction initiatives. From 2003 to 2004, he served as CFO of First Quality Enterprises, Inc., a producer of consumer products distributed through health care management and retail channels. From 1988 to 2003, Mr. Zeffiro held a series of operational and financial leadership positions of increasing responsibility at GE, concluding his 15-year service there as CFO of its $3 billion medical imaging manufacturing division. He also has leadership experience in mergers and acquisitions, business process improvement, audit, and financial planning and analysis. Mr. Zeffiro holds a B.S. in quantitative analysis from Bentley College. Profile
TWST: Please start by telling us about the history of TriMas.
Mr. Zeffiro: We're a Michigan-based company built by acquisitions beginning in the 1980s. Ultimately, we are a diversified