Background
Handy,, John Abner was born on April 19, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of John Abner and Winnifred (Hammond) Handy.
Handy,, John Abner was born on April 19, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of John Abner and Winnifred (Hammond) Handy.
AB, Hamilton College, 1935. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1937.
Salesman Procter & Gamble Distributing Company, 1937-1940. Department head, general office manager, assistant controller Carborundum Company, Niagara Falls, New York, 1940-1947. Controller, later controller-assistant secretary Deering Milliken & Company, Inc.
Secretary Pendleton Fabrics Corporation. Controller numerous corps. Secretary corporation Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., 1952-1956, also.
Secretary subsidiary corporations Seagram Distillers Corporation, Calvert Distilling Company, Carstairs Brothers Distilling Company, Inc., Frankfort Distilleries, Inc., Frankfort Distillers Corporation, Gallagher & Burton, Inc., Hunter-Wilson Distilling Company, Inc., Julius Kessler Distilling Company, Inc., Lord Calvert Distilleries, Inc., Paul Jones & Company, Inc., Pharma-Craft Corporation, Maryland Distillery, Inc., General Distillers Corporation. Financial vice president, controller, director Chemical Construction Corporation (subsidiary Electric Bond & Share Company), 1956-1966. Vice president, director Chemical Construction International Delaware, Chemical Construction A.G. Zug, Switzerland.
Director Chemical Construction Ltd., Great Britain, Canada, Linden Brunswick Corporation, 1958-1966. Executive vice president, director Fabergé, Inc., 1966-1972. Director planning Guideposts Associates, Inc., from 1977.
Member Finance Executives Institute, American Management Association (council), National Office Management Association (past president, director Buffalo chapter), American Arbitration Association (panel), Tau Kappa Epsilon, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: Harvard (New York City). Gipsy Trail (Carmel, New York ).
Married Frances P. Slack, July 4, 1936. Children: John Abner, Mary Eugenia.