Background
McKINLEY, John was born on March 24, 1920 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Virgil P. McKinley and Mary E. Key.
McKINLEY, John was born on March 24, 1920 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Son of Virgil P. McKinley and Mary E. Key.
University of Alabama.
Joined Texaco as chemical engineer 1941. Assistant Director of Research. Texaco Research Laboratory, Beacon, New York 1957.
Assistant to Vice-President 1959.
Manager Commercial Development Processes, Research and Technology Department, Beacon 1960. General Manager Petrochemical Department, New York 1960-1967.
Vice-President in charge of Petrochemical Operations and of Supply and Distribution 1967-1971. Senior Vice-President for Worldwide Refining, Petrochemicals, and Supply and Distribution JanuaryApril 1971.
President Texaco Incorporated.
1971-1980, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer 1980-1986. Director Texaco Incorporated. since 1971, Apollo Computer Incorporated. 1987-1989, Manufacturers Hanover Corporation 1980-1990, Manufacturers Hanover Trust 1980-1990, Martin Marietta 1985-1990, Merck and Company Incorporated.
1982-1990, Federated Stores Incorporated. since 1990.
Director Metropolitan Opera Association since 1980. Fellow, Columbia University.
Honorary Doctor of Laws (Alabama 1972, Troy State University 1974). George Washington Honor.
Australian Computer Society
Married Helen Heare in 1946.