Graco Inc. Oral History Project: Interview with George Aristides

Titles: Graco Inc. Oral History Project: Interview with George Aristides (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Since he joined Graco Inc. in 1973, George Aristides has served as corporate controller, vice president of multiple operations divisions including manufacturing, chief operating officer, and chief executive officer, as well as chairman and board member. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; joining Graco; position as corporate controller; managing manufacturing; experiences as president and as CEO; restructuring; technology advances; manufacturing improvements; employee empowerment and participation; effecting change; consolidating and relocating operations in Europe; Graco's role in Asia; workforce reductions; changes over time in client and customer bases; marketing to retail stores; product development; service to contractors; service to industry; manufacturing and marketing systems; increasing profitability; cost reductions; mergers and acquisitions; company's value; his management style; management succession; "old economy" versus "new economy"; Graco in the mid-1970s; role of board of directors.

Dates

• 09/21/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Aristides, George
• interviewer: Fogerty, James E.
• subject: Graco Inc.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 8.10
• Accession Number: AV2002.122.1

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Graco Inc. Oral History Project' <OH 8>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 30 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 120 minutes length

Subjects

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