Background
Rivette, Gerard Bertram was born on May 18, 1932 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of George Francis and Helen (McCarthy) Rivette.
manufacturing company executive
Rivette, Gerard Bertram was born on May 18, 1932 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of George Francis and Helen (McCarthy) Rivette.
AB, Syracuse University, 1954. Postgraduate, University Buffalo, 1959. Postgraduate, Rutgers University, 1965.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Monterey Institute Intrnational Studies, 1998.
Owner-manager, Rivette Sales and Svc., Syracuse, 1950-1954; sales representative, Sperry-Rand, Inc., Elmira, New York, 1954-1955; with, Hewitt-Robins Inc., Buffalo, 1955-1962; manager conveyor equipment sales, Hewitt-Robins Inc., Passaic, New Jersey, 1962-1965; president, Hewitt-Robins (Canada) Ltd., Montreal, 1965-1969; also director, Hewitt-Robins (Canada) Ltd., Montreal Canada regional manager, Hewitt-Robins Inc., 1965-1969; president, Conergics Corporation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1970-1986; president, Mid-West Conveyer Company, 1970-1986; president, Alpine Metals Company, Salt Lake City president, Con Cal Corporation, Orange, California Chairman of the Board, Versa Corporation, Mount Sterling, Ohio., 1972-1986; Chairman of the Board, Baker Erection Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1971-1986; Chairman of the Board, Arrowhead Conveyer Corporation, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1979-1986; Chairman of the Board, Conveyer Sales and Manufacturing, Seattle, 1983-1986; Chairman of the Board, president, Conveyer Corporation American, Fort Worth, 1978-1986; Chairman of the Board, president, Mayfran International Inc., Cleveland, 1984-1986; Chairman of the Board, president, Mayfran Limburg B.V., The Netherlands, 1984-1986; Chairman of the Board, president, Guardian Resources Ltd., Palo Alto, California, since 1982; Chairman of the Board, Jeffrey Chain Company, Morristown, Tennessee, 1985-1996; Chairman of the Board, Whitney Chain Corporation, Morristown, 1985-1996; Chairman of the Board, president, Guardian Resources Ltd., Redwood City, 1966-1991; Chairman of the Board, president, Jeffrey Chain Canada Inc., Toronto, 1987-1996; Chairman of the Board, Intelligent Software International Inc., Redwood City, 1985-1996; Chairman of the Board, Tsubakimoto Mayfran, Osaka, Japan, 1984-1986; Chairman of the Board, Greaves Midwest Engineering Ltd., Bangalore, India, 1977-1986. Board directors Jeffrey Chain Canada, Toronto.
Trustee University Kansas City, 1983-1995, Midwest Research, Institute, 1983-1993. Board directors Monterey Institute International Studies, since 1989.
Married Patricia Anne Yates, June 20, 1953. Children: Kevin Gerard, Brian Yates.