Gibson CEO's Outrage Gets Media Buzzing

by Andrew Vaughan, Gibson.com
Aug. 27, 2011

Media from around the world picked up on Thursday’s press conference in which Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz spoke out defiantly against recent federal raids at Gibson’s Memphis and Nashville facilities.

Juszkiewicz said at the press conference outside the Gibson USA factory in Nashville:

“We believe the arrogance of federal power is impacting me personally, our company personally and the employees here in Tennessee, and it’s just plain wrong.”

Today, Juszkiewicz said that he was, “very gratified at the media’s overwhelmingly supportive coverage of the issue this week and especially encouraged by the huge number of positive comments on various social media platforms.”

He also added, noting the volume of attention the story has received, “perhaps our good friends in the media can use their investigative skills to help us to get the bottom of exactly why the government has singled out Gibson for harassment.”

To read Juszkiewicz’s press release in response to the raids, click here.