Clark Named "Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year" by University at Buffalo School of Management

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Randall L. Clark, chairman and CEO of Dunn Tire Corp., has been named the 2003 Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Clark was selected for the award based on a vote by the board of directors of the alumni association and past honorees, who cited his career success, civic leadership and professional integrity.

The award will be presented to him at the 54th annual UB School of Management Alumni Association Awards Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

Clark came to Buffalo in 1973, joining Dunlop Tire Corp. as director of marketing. He resigned as chairman and CEO of Dunlop in 1991 to pursue other interests. In 1992, Clark became the executive vice president and COO of Pratt & Lambert. He retained that position until Sherwin Williams purchased the company in 1996.

In 1996, he led the buyout of Dunn Tire Corp. and was elected its chairman. Since that time, Dunn has grown from 19 to 27 locations and now ranks as the 24th largest independent retail tire dealership in the nation.

Clark holds leadership positions in a number of local and regional organizations. Gov. George E. Pataki appointed him to the University at Buffalo Council, the university's local governing council, in 2000. He is chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, a director and past chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, a founding director and past president of the Western New York International Trade Council and a director of the Amherst Industrial Development Agency.

He serves on the board of directors of Computer Task Group (NYSE), Taylor Devices (NASDAQ), HSBC Bank-Western Region and Merchants Mutual Insurance Co, where he was the chairman of the board from May 1997 until May 2003. He also is chairman of AAA Western and Central New York.

A native of Syracuse, Clark received a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. He and his wife, Suzanne, have three children: Randall, Jr., Karen and Robert.

Established in 1949, the Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year award is presented annually to a resident of the Niagara Frontier. Past recipients include Robert E. Rich, Sr.; Paul L. Snyder; Robert E. Rich, Jr.; Jeremy M. Jacobs; the late Burt P. Flickinger, Jr.; the late Seymour H. Knox, III; Sal H. Alfiero; Robert G. Wilmers; Bernard J. Kennedy; Frank L. Ciminelli; Reginald B. Newman, II, and Luiz F. Kahl. Last year's honoree was the late William E. Swan.

For more information about the awards banquet, contact John Shellum, assistant dean in the UB School of Management, at 645-3224.