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investments and management consultant

James Edward Baker, American investments and management consultant. Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member Finance Executives Institute, American Management Association (chairman finance council, vice president, director).

Background

Baker, James Edward was born on November 17, 1925 in Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States. Son of Eugene B. and Alma (Moon) Baker.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with honors, University Arkansas, 1949. Master of Business Administration, University Arkansas, 1950.

Career

Executive trainee Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, St. Louis, 1950-1951. Staff accountant Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago, 1951-1952. With Northern Trust Company, 1952-1963, Second vice president, 1961-1963.

Treasurer Pet Inc., St. Louis, 1963-1968, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, 1968-1969. Vice president, chief finance officer, director Kroger Company, Cincinnati, 1969-1979. Executive vice president administration, director Tandy Corporation, Fort Worth, 1979-1980.

Now investments and management consultant.

Achievements

  • James Edward Baker has been listed as a noteworthy investments and management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member Finance Executives Institute, American Management Association (chairman finance council, vice president, director).

Connections

Married Ruth Lacko, January 25, 1958. Children: Mary Elizabeth, Donald Eugene, Robert James, Linda Annual.

Father:
Eugene B. Baker

Mother:
Alma (Moon) Baker

Spouse:
Ruth Lacko

child:
Linda Annual Baker

child:
Robert James Baker

child:
Donald Eugene Baker

child:
Mary Elizabeth Baker