Background
Cotting, James Charles was born on October 15, 1933 in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward L. and Mary Ellen (Worrell) Cotting.
Cotting, James Charles was born on October 15, 1933 in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward L. and Mary Ellen (Worrell) Cotting.
Bachelor cum laude, Ohio State University, 1955.
Accounting supervisor United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1959-1961. Manager profit analysis Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1961-1963. Manager development planning A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, 1963-1966.
Assistant controller General Foods Corporation, White Plains, New York, 1966-1971. Vice president planning International Paper Company, New York City, 1971-1976, vice president, controller, 1976-1979. Senior vice president finance and planning, Chief Financial Officer Navistar International Corporation, Chicago, 1979-1982, executive vice president finance, 1982-1983, vice chairman, Chief Financial Officer, 1983-1987, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1987-1995, chairman board, 1995-1996.
Member President Reagan's Task Force on Market Mechanisms. Board directors Undergraduate Student Government Corporation. Former director Asarco Inc., Interlake Corporation, Chicago Stock Exchange.
Director Junior Achievement of Chicago. Trustee Adler Planetarium. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1955-1958.
Member Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Commercial Club Chicago, Economic Club Chicago, Montclair Golf Club, Barrington Hills Country Club, Chicago Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Marjorie A. Kirsch, February 8, 1963. Children: James Charles, Steven Robert, Brenda Ann-Marie.