Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 1999
WILLIAM S. GREEN founded Wilmar Industries, Inc. with his father, Martin
Green, in 1977. Wilmar was first established as a corner hardware store
in Camden, New Jersey. In an effort to generate new business, Mr. Green
began calling on local apartment complexes. Realizing that a special
service offering was required to adequately meet the needs of apartment
building maintenance managers, Mr. Green began developing the Wilmar
business model. Envisioning a national expansion strategy, Mr. Green
established operations in Washington, D.C. in 1982, Houston, TX in 1988,
Indianapolis, IN in 1991, Fresno, CA in 1993, and Tampa, FL in 1994. In
order to finance Wilmar's expansion, Mr. Green brought in equity
investors in 1995, followed by a public offering in 1996. Mr. Green is
currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wilmar Industries,
Inc. and has been a director of Suburbanostomy Inc., the Cherry Hill
Jewish Community Center, and serves on the Advisory Council of Sun
National Bank and the National Multi-Housing Council. Profile
history, products, services, customers, those kinds of things please.
Mr. Green: We started our company in 1977, and
