Jim Pender 2013

Jim Pender, Rockingham Electrical Supply Company

Name: Jim Pender

Title: President, CEO

Company: Rockingham Electrical Supply Company

Location: Newington NH. 03801 Place of birth: Portsmouth NH

Family: Wife Amy and two daughters Abigail and Anna. Both presently in College

College: Bryant University

First job unrelated to your current field: Hardware store clerk

First job in current field: Driver and Warehouse for Rockingham Electric

What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are a family owned business supplying wholesale electrical supplies and Retail Lighting to northern New England through 9 locations. Our future plans include continued expansion in this market with additional locations.

Hobbies: Golf, Tennis, Skiing

Favorite novel: Catcher in the Rye

Favorite film: Pulp Fiction

Keys to success: Vision-planning- execution are all very important. But this does not work without good people. Your employees can be your greatest asset or biggest liability. Surround yourself with a team of individuals that are self motivated, want to learn and succeed and your business will be successful.

Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Bill Belichick...all the keys to success.

If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I am pretty happy with this one...

Story ran in the Green Buildings section on 01/25/2013