Background
Melville, Donald Robert was born on November 18, 1926 in Manchester, England. Came to United States, 1954, naturalized, 1966. Son of Robert and Minnie (Veitch) Melville.
Melville, Donald Robert was born on November 18, 1926 in Manchester, England. Came to United States, 1954, naturalized, 1966. Son of Robert and Minnie (Veitch) Melville.
Bachelor, Master of Arts, Queen's College, Cambridge University, England, 1951. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1956.
Salesman Dunlop Rubber Company, London, England, 1951-1954. Assistant to vice president Continental Can Company, New York City, 1956-1960, sales manager, 1962-1967. Market analysis Manager Scott Paper Company, Philadelphia, 1960-1962.
Vice president marketing Norton Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1967-1969, executive vice president, 1969-1979, president, from 1979, chief executive officer, 1981-1987, chairman, 1985-1988, also director. Director Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Bowater, Inc., Acme Cleveland Corporation.
Chairman Worcester Arts Council, 1971-1977. Member Massachusetts Council on Arts and Humanities, Task Force on Public Financing of Arts and Humanities in Massachusetts. Chairman New England Foundation for the Arts.
Vice president Worcester Art Museum Served with Royal Air Force, 1945-1948. Member of Harvard.
Married Mary Sutton, June 16, 1955. Children: Wendy F., Jennifer K.