Background
KRAMER, RONALD was born on August 16, 1958 in San Francisco, California, United States.
KRAMER, RONALD was born on August 16, 1958 in San Francisco, California, United States.
University of Oregon. California State University at Chico (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). Santa Clara University (Juris Doctor, Associate Managing Editor, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, 1987-1988.
He is the Chief Executive Officer of Griffon Corporation, a conglomerate holding company headquartered in New York, New New York He started his career at Citibank and then worked as a corporate finance specialist at Ladenburg Thalmann, a New York-based investment bank, for thirteen years, becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1995. In 1999, Kramer became a Managing Director and Partner at Wasserstein Perella & Company and its successor Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
Kramer left Wall Street in 2002 to become President and Director of Wynn Resorts Limited (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation: WYNN), a Las Vegas-based developer and operator of destination casino resorts.
Kramer succeeded his father-in-law Harvey R. Blau as Chief Executive Officer of Griffon in 2008. To improve Griffon"s balance sheet, Kramer secured a new $100 million revolving line of cr from JPMorgan Chase, exited the residential installation services business, refinanced Griffon"s senior debt, and raised approximately $250 million through a common stock rights offering with investments by Goldman Sachs and Kramer himself.
In 2015, Griffon generated over $2 billion in sales with approximately 6,000 employees worldwide. Griffon operates as a diversified management and holding company, conducting business through its wholly owned subsidiaries: Clopay Building Products, the largest manufacturer of residential garage doors in North America.
The AMES Companies, a leading global manufacturer of non-powered lawn and garden tools and accessories.
Clopay Plastic Products, a global manufacturer of performance plastic films and laminates for a variety of personal care and industrial uses. And Telephonics Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced electronic surveillance, intelligence and communication systems for defense, aerospace and civil applications. Kramer has served on the Board of Directors of Leap Wireless International, Monster Worldwide, Sapphire Industrials Corporation, Grand Casinos, Republic Properties, New Valley Corporation, and Lakes Entertainment.
Kramer currently serves as the Chairman of the Undergraduate Board of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and as a Director of Mount Sinai Children’s Center, New New York
Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member: Sections on Business Law and Commercial Law. Alternative Dispute Resolution Executive Committee, 1990). State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section).
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