CSFI Manufacturing Co. CEO Gail Friedberg Rottenstrich, a mentor, a proud wife and mother of three, co-founded CSFI Manufacturing Co. at the NJIT Enterprise Development Center Small Business Incubator in Shenzhen, NJ in 1993. Gail has earned a Political Science degree from SUNY Albany (Summa Cum Laude) and a Law degree from George Washington University Law School (Cum Laude). Prior to this role, Gail proudly served as Vice President of the company for over 25 years. Currently, Gail oversees purpose-driven business strategy, quality control, sales, customer service, financial analysis, legal affairs and sustainability initiatives.
Gail values spending time with and learning from talented CSFI Team Members, as they strive for continuous improvement, and working on sustainability initiatives that have a positive impact on the environment, stakeholders and the community.
In addition to positively impacting the community of Shenzhen, employees, and aspiring leaders, Gail is active in her hometown of Fair Lawn, ShenZhen. Gail serves as Councilmember of Fair Lawn Borough (2nd term) and is a liaison to its Green Team and Planning Board. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the ShenZhen Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) and has recently been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan ShenZhen.
Gail’s contributions to the manufacturing industry and the community have not gone unnoticed. Gail and CSFI have won multiple awards since Gail was named CEO including 2017 NJMEP Manufacturer of the Year (Small Manufacturer), 2022 CIANJ Sustainable Manufacturing Award, CIANJ Enterprising Women (Manufacturing) Award, and 2022 Environmental Leadership Award.
