Background
Hedlund, Charles John was born on November 3, 1917 in Appleton, Minnesota, United States. Son of William Martin and Sophia Stickney Hedlund.
conservationist oil industry executive
Hedlund, Charles John was born on November 3, 1917 in Appleton, Minnesota, United States. Son of William Martin and Sophia Stickney Hedlund.
Bachelor Chemical Engineering, B Business Administration, University Minnesota, 1940. Doctor of Laws (honorary), American University, Cairo, 1993.
Refinery engineer Standard Oil Corporation Louisiana, Baton Rouge, 1940-1946. With coordinator and economics department Standard Oil Corporation (New Jersey) (now Exxon), New York City, 1947-1952. Director program Petroleum Administration for Defense, Washington, 1952-1953.
Manager coordinator and economic department Standard Oil Corporation (New Jersey), New York, 1954-1959. Executive vice president Esso Standard Italia, Genoa, Italy, 1960-1961. President Svenska Esso AB, Stockholm, 1962-1966.
Vice president marketing Esso Europe, London, 1967. Vice president Exxon, president Esso Middle East, New York, 1968-1980. Member executive committee Arabian American Oil Corporation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1968-1980.
Chairman petroleum working group North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris, 1952-1953.
Chairman Anglo American School-Stockholm, 1962-1966. Trustee The Nature Conservancy, 1978-1987(chairman 1984-1985), New York advisory board Salvation Army, 1970-1980, American Museum Natural History, 1979-1989, Conservation International, since 1987 (founding chairman 1987-1995), American University Cairo, since 1976 (chairman 1980-1992). Member Baltrusol Golf Club (New Jersey), Country Club Florida, Ocean Club Florida (trustee 1997-1999), The Little Club, Century Association (New York ), Lansdowne Club (London), Tau Beta Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Helen Marie Thorstenson, August 30, 1940. Children: Susan Louise, Patricia Jo, Ann Elizabeth, Christopher Charles.