Background
Riedel, Alan Ellis was born on June 28, 1930 in Bellaire, Ohio, United States. Son of Emil George and Alberta (Shafer) Riedel.
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Riedel, Alan Ellis was born on June 28, 1930 in Bellaire, Ohio, United States. Son of Emil George and Alberta (Shafer) Riedel.
AB magna cum laude, Ohio University, 1952. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Ohio University, 1994. Juris Doctor, Case Western Reserve University, 1955.
Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1971.
Associate, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, 1955-1960;
from general counsel to secretary, Cooper Industries Inc. (formerly Cooper Bessemer Company), Mount Vernon, Ohio., 1960-1968;
from secretary to vice president industrial relations, Cooper Industries Inc., Mount Vernon, Ohio., 1963-1973;
from senior vice president administration to chairman, Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, 1973-1994. Board directors Standard Products Company, Cleveland, Arkwright Mutual Insurance Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, Belden Inc., St. Louis, Gardner Denver Machinery Inc., Quincy, Illinois, Chairman, Board Of Directors, since 1994.
Of counsel Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Houston, 1994-1998.
Past chairman board directors Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas. Trustee, past chairman board trustees Ohio University Endowment Foundation. Member Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Ruby P. Tignor, June 21, 1953. Children: Ralph A., Amy L., John T.