Background
Frigon, Henry Frederick was born on November 16, 1934 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Henry Xavier and Veronica Anne (Beloin) Frigon.
Frigon, Henry Frederick was born on November 16, 1934 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Henry Xavier and Veronica Anne (Beloin) Frigon.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Tufts U., 1957; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1958-1959; Master of Business Administration, New York University, 1962.
With General Foods Corporation, 1960-1968, various finance, marketing positions, 1960-1966, chief finance officer, international operations White Plains, New York, 1966-1968. Vice president finance, secretary, treasurer General Housewares Corporation, New York City, 1968-1970. President General Housewares Corporation (Giftware Group), Stamford, Connecticut, 1970-1974.
Director parent company, group vice president Masco Corporation, Taylor, Michigan, 1974-1981. Executive vice president, Chief Financial Officer and chief administrative officer Batus Inc., Louisville, 1981-1983, president, 1983-1985, president, chief operating officer, 1985, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1990—1994. Executive vice president, corporation development and strategy, Chief Financial Officer Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, 1991-1995.
Chief Executive Officer Frigon Group Ventures, Inc., since 1995. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and president Carstar, Inc., 1998—2001. Board directors Batus, Inc., B.A.T. Capital Corporation, Appleton Papers, Inc., Marshall Field & Company, Saks Fifth Avenue, First Kentucky National Corporation, Joint Council Economics, Hallmark Cards, Inc., H & R Block Block, Inc., Crown Media, Inc, Dibrell Brothers, Inc., Pulte Housing and Mortgage Corporation, National Records Management Corporation, Allendale Insurance Company, Packaging Corporation of America, since 2000, Tuesday Morning, Inc., Alliance One International, Inc., Buckeye Technologies Inc., Sypris Solutions, Inc.
Board directors Ky Economic Development Corporation. Advisory council College Business Administration University Notre Dame. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1957-1965.
Member Conference Board, The Brookings Institute, World Business Council, Bretton Woods Committee.
Married Anne Marie McCarthy, September 20, 1965. Children: Megan, Michele, Henry, Scott, Mark, Stephanie.