Background
Kulesza, Chester Stephen was born on January 12, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Chester S. and Mary Ellen Kulesza.
Kulesza, Chester Stephen was born on January 12, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Son of Chester S. and Mary Ellen Kulesza.
Associate of Applied Science in Accounting, Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey, 1969; Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Rider U., 1973.
With finance/accounting departments, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1969-1973; assistant contractor, ITT Automotive Morton Frozen Foods, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1973-1981; senior finance manager, R. J Reynolds Tobacco Company Delmonte Frozen Foods, San Francisco, 1981-1983; vice president, contractor, ITT Automotive Business + Consumer Comm., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1983-1986; Chief Financial Officer, contractor, ITT Automotive Electromech. Components, Fountain Valley, California, 1986-1990; senior vice president finance, ITT Automotive-Worldwide, Auburn Hills, Michigan, since 1990. Presenter XV World Congress of Accountancy, 1997.
Chairman accounting and finance advisory board Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, since 1994. Member business advisory curriculum committee Detroit College of Business, Dearborn, Michigan,1996-. Member accounting accreditation committee International Association Management Education, St. Louis, 1997.
Lay leader, member administrative board, finance committee Howarth United Methodist Church, Lake Orion, Michigan, 1997. With United States Army, 1964-1967. Member Institute Management Accts.
(national president since 1999, board directors), Finance Executives Institute (chair academic relations committee Detroit chapter since 1995), Beta Alpha Psi (honorary).
Married Kathleen Marie Hickman, June 14, 1969. Children: Kevin Michael, Marie Kathleen.