Background
Heggestad, John Richard was born on October 24, 1936 in Starbuck, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Hilmer and Myrtle (Blixseth) Heggestad.
Heggestad, John Richard was born on October 24, 1936 in Starbuck, Minnesota, United States. Son of Carl Hilmer and Myrtle (Blixseth) Heggestad.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1959; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1964; AMP, Harvard University, 1980.
Cooperative engineer, Honeywell-Aeronautical, Minneapolis, 1956-1959; packaging engineer, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, 1959-1962; administrative engineer, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1962-1964; group manager manufacturing, The Timken Company, Canton, Ohio., 1964-1985; vice president manufacturing, Union Special Corporation, Chicago, 1985-1987; director operations, M.S.A., Pittsburgh, since 1987.
Board advisors J.A. of Southwest Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, since 1988. Board directors Canton Chamber of Commerce, 1981-1985, South Carolina. Chamber of Commerce, Columbia, 1976-1980.
President Gaffney (South Carolina.) Chamber of Commerce, 1978. Member Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.
Married Catherine Guarin, December 29, 1962. Children: Christopher, Maria, Katherine.