A discussion of the shift in world focus to the Indian Ocean Rim area (China, India, The Middle East, etc.) as a locus of trade, oil, and military strategy, and what that means to businesses providing products and services for world markets.

 

BIO

Mark St. Pierre is President and CEO of Espey Mfg & Electronics, (NYSE: “ESP”), a publicly traded, 80 year old manufacturer based in Saratoga Springs, New York. Espey's primary business is the development, design, and production of specialized military and industrial power supplies/electronic equipment.  The Company's web site can be found on the Internet at www.espey.com.

Mark has nearly 30 years of military and industrial electronics experience in executive, marketing and engineering management roles, most recently at ITT  Power Solutions where he worked for 10 years, culminating as VP and Director of its non-captive power supply business supplying Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and a host of other “Tier 1” defense contractors.

Mark held previous positions at Arnold Engineering in the Chicago area, and Crucible Magnetics in Louisville, Kentucky. Mark holds a B.A. in International Relations from Assumption College, and attended the MBA program of Babson College, Wellesley, MA.  He speaks German and some French, is a licensed private pilot, a reasonably competent sailor, and proud father of three college-age daughters.