Background
Leach, John Frank was born on March 11, 1921 in New Ross, Ireland. Came to the United States, 1921. Son of John Reginald and Evelyn Muriel (Ard) Leach.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
John Frank Leach
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts Industrial Management, Wayne State University.
Career
Tool and diemaker apprentice, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1934-1938; various manufacturing positions to manager, Ford Engine Plant, Cleveland, 1938-1954; director manufacturing, Studebaker-Packard Corporation, Detroit, 1954-1956; various positions from vice president manufacturing and president, Amphenol electronics corporation executive vice president, chief operating officer, Bunker Ramo Corporation, Chicago, 1956-1972; president, chief Executive officer, Arcata Corporation, Menlo Park, California, 1972-1982; Chairman of the Board, Arcata Corporation, Menlo Park, California, 1982-1985; president, chief operating officer, Consolidated Freightways Inc., Menlo Park, 1990-1991; partner, Sequoia Associations, Menlo Park, since 1982. Chairman of the Board Acme Fixture Company, Oakland, California. Board directors Material Science Corporation, Chicago, Basic American Foods Indiana, San Francisco, Newell Industries, Lowell, Michigan, Champion Road Machinery Limited company, Goderich, Ontario, Canada, Snow Mountain Pine Lumber Company, Hines, Oregon.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman steering committee Friends of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center. President governor board Filoli (National History Trust Property). Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force.
Member Electrical Industries Association (chairman, chief executive officer Washington chapter 1971-1972, Energy Information Administration medal of honor 1973), Desert Horizons Country Club, Menlo Country Club, Palo Alto Club, Lincoln Club of Northern California (past chairman).
Connections
Married Lee Marie Serre, December 1, 1945. Children: John Michael, Suzanne Lee Leach, Earnest.
-
Born
-
Nationality
American