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manufacturing executive

George James Demos, American manufacturing executive. Trustee Drexel University Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Science Apparatus Makers Association (director 1980), Manufacturers Association Delaware Valley (director 1980), Instrument Society of America, American Society Metals, Industrial Heating Equipment Association.

Background

Demos, George James was born on March 9, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Anthony and Helen Veronica (Sucavage) Demos.

Education

Biosystems Engineering.E., Drexel University, 1951. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1954.

Career

Field sales engineer Leeds & Northrup Company, New York City, 1951-1957, resident field engineer Albany, New York, 1957-1959, branch manager Baltimore, 1959-1960, district manager Boston, 1960-1965, central sales division manager Philadelphia, 1965-1967, director sales department, 1967, group vice president marketing North Wales, Pennsylvania, 1967-1972, group vice president systems, 1972-1979, president, chief executive officer, 1980-1983. Group executive General Signal Corporation, North Wales, from 1980, vice chairman, 1984-1987. President, chief executive officer Leeds & Northrup Corporation, since 1987.

Achievements

  • George James Demos has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Drexel University Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member Science Apparatus Makers Association (director 1980), Manufacturers Association Delaware Valley (director 1980), Instrument Society of America, American Society Metals, Industrial Heating Equipment Association.

Connections

Married Jeannette Eden, June 7, 1952 (divorced). Children: Barbara, Brian, Christina.

Father:
Charles Anthony Demos

Mother:
Helen Veronica (Sucavage) Demos

Spouse:
Jeannette Eden

child:
Brian Demos

child:
Christina Demos

child:
Barbara Demos