William H. Baribault has been active in the La Canada and Pasadena area for twenty-five years. Mr. Baribault is the non-executive Chairman of Professional Business Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Company, a manufacturer of roofing and related building products. Mr. Baribault led the turnaround of the business beginning January 2001 and in April 2005 facilitated the sale of the company to an elite private equity fund. From 1975 until 1998 Mr. Baribault consolidated seven companies in the fluid power sector to form the largest distributor and systems integrator of pneumatic and hydraulic automation products in the eight-state Western U.S. Region. The resulting consolidated companies were sold to a NYSE company in 1998. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Baribault was a principal of Eagle Associates and President of Oakwood Enterprises, business consulting and investment firms. As a consultant he worked with many private and public organizations to assist in focusing their strategic, financial, operational, and marketing enterprises. Mr. Baribault is a member of Chief Executives Organization and serves on a variety of for-profit and non-profit boards. Mr. Baribault earned his BA degree from Stanford University. |