John Matheson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Power Equipment Group. Mr. Matheson joined the Company in 2001 and has held several roles within the organization including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of Global Power, Executive Vice President of Operations of our Auxiliary Power segment and as the Company's general counsel and secretary. Mr. Matheson was responsible for many of the Company's key strategic initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions. He led the restructuring of our Auxiliary Power segment and the acquisition of Williams Industrial Services Group and Deltak Power Equipment (China). Prior to joining the Company, he was with The Williams Companies, an international energy and telecommunications company, where he was responsible for mergers, acquisitions and securities law matters. Fomerly, he was a partner with the law firm of Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse. Mr. Matheson is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School and holds a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University and a degree with Highest Honors from the University of Oklahoma School of Business. |