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auto parts manufacturing company executive

James Kendrick Baker, American auto parts manufacturing company executive. Named Outstanding Boss Chamber of Commerce, 1965; recipient Distinguished Service award Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1966, Distinguished Community Service award ColumbusArea Chamber of Commerce, 1983, Significant Sigma Chi award; named One of 5 Outstanding Young Men of Indiana, 1966.

Background

Baker, James Kendrick was born on December 21, 1931 in Wabash, Indiana, United States. Son of Donald Dale and Edith (Swain) Baker.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1953; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1958.

Career

Regional sales manager, Arvinyl division Arvin Industries, Inc., Columbus, Indiana, 1958-1960; general manager, Arvinyl division, Arvin Industries, Inc., 1960-1968; vice president, Arvin Industries, Inc., 1966-1968; executive vice president, Arvin Industries, Inc., 1968-1981; president, chief Executive officer, Arvin Industries, Inc., 1981-1986; chairman, chief Executive officer, Arvinyl division Arvin Industries, Inc., 1986-1998; vice Chairman, Board Of Directors, Arvinyl division Arvin Industries, Inc., 1996-1998. Board directors INB Finance Corporation, CINergy, Cincinnati, Ancast, Dayton, GEON, Cleveland. Chairman Space Industries, Washington, Tokheim, Fort Wayne.

Achievements

  • James Kendrick Baker has been listed as a noteworthy auto parts manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Associated Colleges Indiana, De Pauw University, vice chairman. President Columbus Foundation for Youth, 1965, United Way of Bartholomew County, 1979. Board directors Vinyl-Metal Laminators Institute division Society for Plastics Industry, since 1960, president, 1963-1964.

Vice chairman Indiana Republican Convention, 1966. Chairman United States Chamber of Commerce, 1990-1991. Trustee Institute for Global Ethics.

Advisory board Kellogg School/Northwestern University. Founding chairman Indiana Center on Philanthropy. Founding trustee New American Schools Development Corporation.

Member Columbus Chamber of Chamber (board directors), Indiana C. of Chamber (board directors) Clubs: Rotary, DePauw University Alumni (president 1974), Harrison Lake Country.

Connections

Married Beverly Baker, April 11, 1959. Children– Betsy Ann, Dirk Emerson, Hugh Kendrick (deceased).

Father:
Donald Dale Baker

Mother:
Edith (Swain) Baker

Spouse:
Beverly Baker

child:
Dirk Emerson Baker

child:
Betsy Ann Baker

child:
Hugh Kendrick Baker (deceased)