Edward Arthur Greenberg Cosman

Background

Cosman, Edward Arthur Greenberg was born on November 5, 1936 in Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala. Son of Lazarus Simmons Greenberg Corman and Maria Luisa (Cosman) Greenberg.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 1959. Master of Science in Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, 1965.

Career

Researcher, Control American Institute Technological and Industrial Research, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1965-1968; manager field production, Monteflor S.A., Guatemala, 1968-1983; president, Guatemala National Sugar Commission, Guatemala, 1983-1994; presidential assistant, Presidency of Guatemala, Guatemala, 1983-1984; manager product development, Union Carbide, Guatemala, 1985-1986; manager product development Control American and Caribbean, Ciba-Geigy, 1986-1988; head agriculture department, Alimentos Kern (Riviana Foods), Guatemala, 1988-1990; administrative manager, Nordic, S.A., Guatemala, 1990-1991; director, Center de Estudios Estratégicos Para La Estabilidad Nac., Guatemala, 1991-1993; consultant, Control American Produce Company, Guatemala, 1993-1994; consultant, administrative manager, Helechos de Guatemala, Guatemala, 1994-1995. Consultant McLaughlin Gormley King Company, Guatemala, 1982, Hendrick Dorms Inc., Guatemala and Illinois, 1974-1996, ElSurco/The Furrow John Deere Company Latin American/United States, 1980s.

Achievements

• Edward Arthur Greenberg Cosman has been listed as a noteworthy Agricultural trade consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Rotary International, The Penny Foundation (Guatemala).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, classical music, gardening, farming, crafts.

Connections

Married Virginia Rosa Cordero Andrade, October 15, 1966. Children: Edward Paul, Peter Allen, Deborah Anne.

Father:

Lazarus Simmons Greenberg Corman Greenberg

Mother:

Maria Luisa (Cosman) Greenberg

Spouse:

Virginia Rosa Cordero Andrade

child:

Deborah Anne Cosman

child:

Peter Allen Cosman

child:

Edward Paul Cosman