Background
Semler, Bernard Henry was born on April 20, 1917 in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Son of Henry John and Helen Catherine (Schneider) Semler.
Semler, Bernard Henry was born on April 20, 1917 in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Son of Henry John and Helen Catherine (Schneider) Semler.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, St. Mary's College, Winona, 1938.
With Scovell Wellington & Company, Certified Public Accountants, Chicago, 1941—1949. Assistant controller Johnson & Johnson, 1949—1955. Successively general controller, vice president & controller, executive vice president Freeman Shoe Corporation, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1955—1960.
Vice president finance Hunt Foods & Industries, Inc., Fullerton, California, 1960—1968. Vice president, treasurer Norton Simon, Inc., 1968—1969. Vice president finance Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1969—1974, executive vice president finance, 1974—1982, director.
Chairman, president Semler Associates, Inc., management consultant, since 1982. Director Amgen, Institute Biological Research and Development, Inc.
Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Management Association, National Association Accountants (national vice president 1959-1960, 1st president Raritan Valley chapter 1955), Forge Club, Knollwood Club.
Married Mary Ann Fitzgerald Semler, March 30, 1940. Children: Sharon Ann, Thomas B., Bruce E.