Background
Locke, Charles Stanley was born on March 5, 1929 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Richard C. and Florence (Parker) Locke.
Locke, Charles Stanley was born on March 5, 1929 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Richard C. and Florence (Parker) Locke.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Mississippi, 1952. Master of Science in Accounting, University Mississippi, 1955.
With audit staff, Price Waterhouse & Company, New Orleans, 1955-1958;
with Commercial Analysis for Converting division, Westvaco, Inc., 1958-1964;
controller, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, 1964-1969;
vice president finance, director, member Executive Committee, Brown Company, Pasadena, California, 1969-1973;
senior vice president, member Executive Committee, Allen Group Inc., Melville, New York, 1973-1975;
vice president finance, director, MortonNorwich, Chicago, 1975-1980;
president, chief operating officer, director, MortonNorwich, Chicago, March 1980;
president, chief Executive officer, director, MortonNorwich, Chicago, April 1980;
president, chief Executive officer, Chairman of the Board, MortonNorwich, Chicago, August 1980;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, director, Morton Thiokol, Inc. (named changed 1982), Chicago, 1981-1983;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, president, director, Morton Thiokol, Inc. (named changed 1982), Chicago, 1983-1984;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, director, Morton Thiokol, Inc.
(named changed 1982), Chicago, from 1984, director, 1989;
chairman, chief Executive officer, director, Morton International (spin off Morton Thiokol 1989), 1989-1994. Retired;
board directors Thiokol Corporation, Avon Products, Inc., NICOR, Inc., Northern Illinois Gas Corporation, Whitman Corporation.
Chairman board trustees Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago With United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Chicago Club, Room 100 Club, Mid-American Club, Sunset Ridge Country Club, Old Elm Country Club, Shoreacres Country Club, Beta Alpha Psi.
Married NoraLou Fulkerson, March 15, 1952. Children: Cathy, Stanley, Lauren, Pamela.