Background
Sardas, Jacques Raphael was born on September 18, 1930 in Alexandria, Egypt. Came to the United States, 1974, naturalized, 1981. Son of Raphael Leon and Dora (Beja) Sardas.
ceramic tile manufacturing executive
Sardas, Jacques Raphael was born on September 18, 1930 in Alexandria, Egypt. Came to the United States, 1974, naturalized, 1981. Son of Raphael Leon and Dora (Beja) Sardas.
Student, Farouk University, Egypt and France. Student, Harvard University, 1974.
With Companhia Goodyear do Brasil, Sao Paulo, 1957-1967. President, general manager Compagnie Francaise Goodyear, France, 1967-1974. Executive vice president Goodyear International Corporation, Akron, Ohio, 1974-1981.
Group executive vice president, director Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 1981-1984. President Goodyear International Corporation, executive vice president, board director Goodyear Tire, 1984-1988. Executive vice president, president, chief operating officer tire division, board director Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, since 1988.
Chief Executive Officer Sudbury, Inc., 1992-1996, Dal-Tile International, Inc., since 1997.
Trustee Akron City Hospital, since 1982. Active Foreign Trade Council, 1987, United States Council for International Business, 1987. Member Portage Country Club (Akron).
Married Esther Pesso, July 29, 1956. Children: Dora, Marianne, Isabella, Claudia.