Background
Wade, Charles Byrd was born on July 8, 1915 in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Byrd and Elizabeth (Ormond) Wade.
Wade, Charles Byrd was born on July 8, 1915 in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles Byrd and Elizabeth (Ormond) Wade.
AB, Duke U., 1938.
With, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1938-1946;
assistant personnel manager, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1946-1947;
assistant supervisor manufacturing, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1948-1949;
personnel manager, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1949-1959;
vice president personnel, public relations, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1959-1970;
senior vice president, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1970;
also board directors, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
also board directors, Richard Joshua Reynolds Industries, Inc., Winston-Salem
senior vice president, Richard Joshua Reynolds Industries, Inc., Winston-Salem, 1973-1976;
secretary international advisory board, Richard Joshua Reynolds Industries, Inc., Winston-Salem, 1975-1980. Board of managers Wachovia Bank, 1949-1976. Past member of advisory council personnel administration National Industrial Conference Board.
Board directors Spector Industries, TeleComCorp., Atlantic & East Carolina Railway Company, Duke Power Company.
Member President' Advisory Council on Youth Opportunity, North Carolina, Ednl. Council onNat. Purposes, Winston-Salem Mayor's Bi-racial Goodwill Committee. Founding member North Carolina Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Past member North Carolina Board Conservation and Development. Past head Young Men’s Christian Association, United Fund, Winston-Salem. Past chairman Urban Redevelopment communications of Winston-Salem.
Past president Old SalemInc. Trustee North Carolina Church Related Colls. Foundation, Salem College, Duke Endowment, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Foundation.
Chairman of the board of trustees North Carolina Symphony. Past trustee Brevard College, North Carolina Association Indiana Colleges Universities. Past board visitors, trustee, past Chairman of the Board School Business Administration Duke U.
Advisory director Metropolitan Opera. Board directors, past president North Carolina Citizens Association Served to major Army of the United States, World World War World War II. Member of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce (past board directors), American Management Association (advisory council), Tobacco Institute (chairman communications committee), National Association of Manufacturers (past vice president, board directors).
Married Margaret Patterson, July 26, 1942. Children: Ruth E. Wade Ross, Mary M. Wade Jones, Charles Byrd III.