Background
Beare, Gene Kerwin was born on July 14, 1915 in Chester, Illinois, United States. Son of Nicholas Eugene and Minnie Cole (St. Vrain) Beare.
Beare, Gene Kerwin was born on July 14, 1915 in Chester, Illinois, United States. Son of Nicholas Eugene and Minnie Cole (St. Vrain) Beare.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, 1937. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1939.
With, Automatic Electric Company, Chicago, 1939-1958;
successively assistant to vice-president and general manager, assistant to president, manager international affiliated companies, general commercial manager, Automatic Electric Company, Chicago, 1939-1954;
vice president production, Automatic Electric Company, Chicago, 1954-1958;
director, Automatic Electric Company, Chicago, 1956-1961;
president, director, Automatic Electric International, Inc., Chicago, 1958-1961;
chairman, director, Automatic Electric (Canada), Ltd., Chicago
chairman, director, Automatic Electric Sales (Canada), Ltd., 1958-1961;
president, director, Sylvania International, 1959-1960;
president, General Telephone & Electronics International, Inc., 1960-1961;
director, General Telephone & Electronics International, Inc., 1960-1972;
also director numerous subsidiary in, General Telephone & Electronics International, Inc., Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Switzerland, Panama, Brazil, Be
director, American Research and Development Corporation, 1967-1974;
director, Canadair Ltd., 1972-1975. President Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., 1961-1969, director, 1961-1972. Executive vice president manufacturing, director General Telephone & electronics corporation, 1969-1972.
Executive vice president, director General dynamics corporation, St. Louis, 1972-1977. President General Dynamics Commercial Products Company, 1972-1977. Chairman Asbestos Corporation Ltd., 1974-1977.
Director Arkwright-Boston Mutual Insurance Company, Westvaco Corporation, Emerson Electric Company, St. Joe Minerals Corporation, American Maize-Products Corporation, Datapoint Corporation, Nooney Realty Trust, Inc.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Pan American Society, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (board governors 1963-1972, vice president 1964, president 1965-1966), Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, National Security Industrial Association (trustee 1969-1972). Clubs: Wee Burn (Darien, Connecticut) (governor 1963-1968).
Union League (New York City), Economic (New York City). St. Louis (director, since 1979). Old Warson (Ladue, Missouri) (director, since 1979), University (St. Louis), The Ocean Club of Florida, Ocean Ridge.
Married Doris Margaret Alt, December 11, 1943 (deceased). Children: Gail Kathryn, Joanne St. Vrain. Married Patricia Pfau Cade, September 12, 1964 (deceased).
Married Lee May Hollo, July 29, 1997.