Background
Aro, Ants Gustaf was born on October 13, 1925 in Tallinn, Estonia. Arrived in the United States, 1950. Son of Jakob Oskar and Agnes Aro.
Aro, Ants Gustaf was born on October 13, 1925 in Tallinn, Estonia. Arrived in the United States, 1950. Son of Jakob Oskar and Agnes Aro.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Western Reserve University, 1952. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1954.
Engineer, manager factories Firestone-United States & United Kingdom, Akron, Ohio, Des Moines, Decatur, Illinois, Wrexham, Wales, 1954—1967. President, Chief Executive Officer Firestone-Australia, Sydney, 1968—1971. Director manufacturing Firestone-Europa, Rome, 1972—1973.
President, Chief Executive Officer Firestone Sweden, Viskafors, Sweden, 1974—1977. Manager engineering and new business Firestone Tire & Rubber, Akron, 1978—1989. Vice president project engineering Krupp Rubber Machinery Inc., Kent, 1990—1998, vice president, general manager, 1998—2000, management consultant, 2000—2001, Thyssen-Keupp, Hamburg, Germany, 2000—2002.
Advisor to prime minister Estonian Government, Tallinn, 1989—1991.
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Beta Alpha Psi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Cornelia Victoria Aro. 1 child Linda Veronica.