Charles Field Knight

Background

Knight, Charles Field was born on January 20, 1936 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Son of Lester Benjamin and Elizabeth Anne (Field) Knight.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1958. Master of Business Administration, Cornell University, 1959.

Career

Management trainee, Goetzewerke A.G., Burscheid, West Germany, 1959-1961; president, Lester B. Knight International Corporation, 1961-1963; executive vice president, Lester B. Knight & Associations, Inc., Chicago, 1963-1967; president, Lester B. Knight & Associations, Inc., Chicago, 1967-1969; president, Chief Executive Officer, Lester B. Knight & Associations, Inc., Chicago, 1969-1973; vice Chairman of the Board, Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, 1973; senior vice Chairman of the Board, corporation Executive officer, Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, 1973; Chief Executive Officer, Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, since 1973; chairman, Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, since 1974; also former president, Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, from 1973. Board directors Southwestern Bell Corporation, Caterpillar Inc., Baxter Internat.Inc., Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc., The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.

Achievements

• Charles Field Knight has been listed as a noteworthy company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Civic Progress, 1973. Board directors, trustee Washington University, St. Louis, Olin Foundation. Board directors Arts and Education Council.

Member of Glen View Golf Club (Illinois), Cristal Downs Club (Traverse City, Michigan), Log Cabin Club (St. Louis), St. Louis Country Club, Chicago Club, Sigma Phi.

Connections

Married Joanne Parrish, June 22, 1957. Children: Lester Benjamin III, Anne Field Knight Davidson, Steven P., Jennifer Lee.

Father:

Lester Benjamin Knight

Mother:

Elizabeth Anne (Field) Knight

Spouse:

Joanne Parrish

child:

Jennifer Lee Knight

child:

Anne Field Knight Davidson Knight

child:

Lester Benjamin III Knight

child:

Steven P. Knight