Professions: President and CEO of Akzo America from 1983 to 1990; president and COO at Celanese Corporation, where he had worked since 1966, from 1980 to 1983; held management positions at National Research, Champion Paper Incorporated, and Standard Packaging Company; market strategist for Carborundum Corporation; served in the Navy during World War II.
Degrees: B.A. from Middlebury College; M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, 1952.
Passions: Owner and breeder of thoroughbred horses, racing under the name December Hill Farm; member of The Jockey Club; chairman of the New York Racing Association (NYRA) from 1990 to 1995.
Death: August 20, 2006, in Stamford, Conn.
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