Background
Amdahl, Byrdelle John was born on June 5, 1934 in Ossian, Iowa, United States. Son of John G. and Mae (Vikse) Amdahl.
Amdahl, Byrdelle John was born on June 5, 1934 in Ossian, Iowa, United States. Son of John G. and Mae (Vikse) Amdahl.
Student, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1952-1954; Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Minnesota, 1958; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1971.
Auditor, Department Agriculture, Minneapolis, 1958; auditor, Ernst & Ernst, Minneapolis, 1958-1964; executive, Cornelius Company, Minneapolis, 1964-1974; vice president finance, Cornelius Company, Minneapolis, 1969-1972; vice president finance and administration, Cornelius Company, Minneapolis, 1972-1973; executive vice president, Cornelius Company, Minneapolis, 1973-1974; director, Cornelius Company, Minneapolis, 1971-1974; executive vice president finance and administration, chief finance officer, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, 1974-1977; executive vice president diversified operations, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, 1977-1981; chairman, chief Executive officer, director, Bionexus, Inc., 1981-1987; vice president, Glaxo Latin American Inc., 1987-1990; executive vice president, regional director, Glaxo Latin American Inc., 1988-1990; president, chief operating officer, Orthomet, Inc., Minneapolis, 1990-1992; president, Chief Executive Officer, AAMDAC Inc., Minneapolis, 1992-1995; president, principal, Global Business Partners, Inc., Minneapolis, since 1995; president, Chief Executive Officer, InterAct Security Corporation, St. Paul, 1995-1998.
Board of directors Lutheran Youth Encounter, 1968-1975, Lutheran Youth Encounter Foundation, 1990-1996, Council for Entreprenurial Development of North Carolina Served with Army of the United States,1954-1956. Member Decathlon Club, Alpha Kappa Psi. M C.
Married Agnes Nestegard, June 17, 1955 (divorced May 1981). Children: Gary, Mark. Married Gwen Nelson Clark, June 11, 1983.
