Background
Thorkilsen, Harold D. was born in 1925 in New York City.
food products company executive
Thorkilsen, Harold D. was born in 1925 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942. Master of Business Administration, Columbia University.
General products manager Colgate-Palmolive Company, 1946-1965. President American Safety Razor Products Company, 1965-1968. Vice president operations Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1968-1969, senior vice president marketing, 1969-1972, president, chief executive officer, since 1972.
Served to lieutenant, United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Married.