Background
Knortz, Herbert Charles was born on March 31, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of John Walter and Elizabeth (Grotyohann) Knortz.
Conglomerate company executive
Knortz, Herbert Charles was born on March 31, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of John Walter and Elizabeth (Grotyohann) Knortz.
Bachelor of Business Administration, St. Johns University, 1946. Distributed control system (honorary), St. Johns University, 1977. Master of Business Administration, New York University, 1949.
Supervising clerk, Brooklyn Trust Company, 1938-1943;
with, Price Waterhouse & Company. New York City, 1945-1951;
supervisor standard costs, Lever Brothers Company, 1951-1955;
manager cost department, Crown Cork & Seal Company, 1955-1956;
assistant comptroller, Royal McBee Corporation, 1956-1960;
controller, Mack Trucks, Inc., 1960-1961;
deputy comptroller, ITT Corporation, 1961-1963;
vice president, comptroller, ITT Corporation, 1963-1966;
senior vice president, comptroller, ITT Corporation, 1966-1973;
executive vice president, comptroller, ITT Corporation, 1973-1985;
executive vice president, ITT corporation, 1985-1986. Partner Cortina Shops, 1957-1960, Lewisboro Tennis Club, 1971-1972.
TrusteeCorp. Property Investors, 1973-1991. Board directors, nominating committee, auditcom. Xtra Corporation; lecturer professional meetings.
Trustee Vincent Ross Research Foundation. Member business advisory board St. John's University Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member Finance Executives Institute (vice president research foundation, member international committee), American Management Association (general management council, audit committee, trustee), American Contract Bridge League, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association Accountants (national president 1985-1986, national chairman 1986-1987), Institute Management Accounting (board regents), International Association Finance Executive Institutes, Academy Accounting Historians, Delta Mu Delta, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Clubs: Economics, Accountants, Board Room, Armonk Tennis, Flint River Forests.
Married Lorraine Marion Kraut, August 12, 1949. Children: Steven Holbrook, Elizabeth Alyn, David Cartwright.