Background
Hennessy, Edward Lawrence was born on March 22, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lawrence and Celina Mary (Doucette) Hennessy.
Hennessy, Edward Lawrence was born on March 22, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lawrence and Celina Mary (Doucette) Hennessy.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, New Jersey, and New York University Law School.
Assistant Controller, Textron 1950-1955. Group Controller, Eastern Electronics Group, Lear Siegler Incorporated. 1956-1960; Controller, Institute Electronic Corporation, Institute Telephone & Telegraph Corporation 1960-1961, Controller, Corporate Staff 1961-1962, Controller, International Telephone And Telegraph Europe 1962-1964.
Director of Finance, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Colgate Palmolive Company 1964-1965.
Vice-President Finance, Heuhlein Incorporated. 1965-1968, Senior Vice-President Administration, and Finance 1969-1972.
Director United Technologies Corporation 1972-1979, Senior Vice-President Finance and Administration 1972-1977, Executive Vice President, Group Vice-President Systems & Equipment Group, and Chief Financial Office 1977-1979. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Allied Corporation since 1979.
Chair, and East.O. Allied-Signal Incorporated. since 1985.
Director Martin Marietta Corporation, Bank of New York, Coast Guard Foundation. Trustee, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Catholic University of America.
Trustee Catholic U. American. Trustee Fairleigh Dickinson U., United States Coast Guard Foundation Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1949-1955. Member Finance Executives Institute, Economics Club New York.
Married Ruth Frances Schilling, August 18, 1951. Children: Michael E., Elizabeth R.