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President and Chief
Executive
Officer
Pella Corporation
102 Main Street
Pella, IA 50219
Tel: 641-621-6001
e-Mail:
gmchristensen@pella.com
Academic History
MBA, Management, Minnesota
State University, Mankato, Minnesota
BA, Physics, St. Olaf College, Northfield,
Minnesota
Professional
Activities
Christensen is
currently
Pella Corporation President and CEO
since January 1, 1996, after having served as
President and COO from January 1994. He joined
Pella in November 1990 as Senior Vice President of
Marketing and Sales and was elected to the Board of
Directors in 1993.
He previously worked for General Electric in several
businesses, ultimately as General Manager
Refrigeration Products for the Major Appliance
Group. Prior to General Electric, he worked for
Trane Company in several capacities. He was a
Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam.
In addition to the Pella Board, he currently serves
on the boards of Hon Corporation, Butler
Manufacturing, and the Pella Regional Health Center
Board. He is also a member of the Harvard
University’s Joint Center of Housing Studies—Policy
Advisory Board.
About Pella
Corporation
Founded in 1925,
Pella Corporation manufactures premium window and
door products at plants in Iowa, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania and Kentucky, employing approximately
6,900 people. Known as a leader in lean
manufacturing, Pella Corporation has also earned
an outstanding reputation for support of its team
members and the communities in which they live and
work.
For the third consecutive year, Pella has been
recognized by Fortune magazine as one of
the nation's "100 Best Companies To Work For."
Pella has earned this achievement for providing
exceptional benefits, development opportunities,
communications and work environments for its
employees.
Early in its history, Pella built a national sales
and service organization for its products, which
now serves every major city in the United States,
and stretches internationally. An additional 3,500
people are involved in the direct sales of
products produced by Pella Corporation through
local Pella Window and Door Stores(tm) and Pella
Windowscaping® Centers. Today, Pella's ProLine
products are also sold through the top
building-material retail stores and home
improvement centers throughout the United States
and Canada.
Headquartered in Pella, Iowa, the company has
earned more than 60 U.S. product and design
patents, and is dedicated to continuous
improvement
Web Site
http://www.pella.com |
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