Background
Hooker, James Allen was born on June 22, 1936 in Winston, Missouri, United States. Son of Allen Harper and Dorothy May Alice (Petree) Hooker.
Hooker, James Allen was born on June 22, 1936 in Winston, Missouri, United States. Son of Allen Harper and Dorothy May Alice (Petree) Hooker.
Bachelor of Science, Center Missouri State University, 1958. Master of Business Administration, Wake Forest University, 1974.
Senior auditor Arthur Andersen & Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 1958-1962. Controller Center Technology Institute, 1962-1964. General manager, controller Lambert Manufacturing Company, Chillicothe, Missouri, 1964-1970.
Controller Pioneer Synthetics Corporation, Kansas City, 1970-1971. Group controller Hanes-Sara Lee, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1971-1982. Vice president, controller McCormick & Company, Inc., Baltimore, since 1982.
Also board directors management services division.
Served as sergeant United States National Guard, 1954-1960. Member Finance Executive Institute (president Baltimore chapter), American Institute Certified Public Accountant's, National Association Accountants, American Management Association, Missouri Society Certified Public Accountant's. Lodges: Rotary.
Married Alma Lee Marie Fore, March 9, 1958. Children: Julie Anne, Jeffrey Allen.