Background
Thomas, Bide Lakin was born on August 14, 1935 in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Son of Brice Lakin and Jane (Duffield) Thomas.
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Bide Lakin Thomas
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Bachelor of Science in Industrial Administration, Yale University, 1957; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1959.
Career
With, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1959-1992; division vice president, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1970-1973; general division manager, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1973-1975; vice president division operations, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1975-1976; vice president industrial relations, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1976-1980; executive vice president, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1980-1987; president, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, 1987-1992. Board directors Commonwealth Edison Company, Northern Trust Corporation, Northern Trust Company, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, DePaul University, Illinois Institute Technology. Board of managers Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Chicago, chairman 1985-1986. Board directors Civic Federation, Chicago Crime Commission, Rush/Copley Health Care Systems Inc., Robert Crown Center for Health Education, Northwestern University Association.
Board directors United Way Chicago, chairman, since 1991. Board directors Chicago-Cities in Schools, chairman, since 1988. Board of Governors Argonne National Laboratory, IIT Research Institute, Chicago Lighthouse of the Blind.
Member governing board Illinois Council Economics Education. Advisory board J.L. KelloggGrad. School Management; board directors Chicago Sunday Evening Club.
Member Executives Club Chicago, Chicago Club, Economics Club of Chicago, Commercial Club.
Connections
Married Mary Nell; children: Brice, Lorraine, Carolyn.
