Background
Whalen, John Sydney was born on September 26, 1934 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Harry Edward and Sarah Maude (Bourgeois) Whalen.
Whalen, John Sydney was born on September 26, 1934 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Harry Edward and Sarah Maude (Bourgeois) Whalen.
Graduate, Canada Institute Chartered Accountants, 1959.
Chartered accountant, Coopers & Lybrand (formerly McDonald, Currie & Company), St. John, N.B., 1954-1963; with, Kaiser Services, Oakland, California, 1963-1975; telecommunications manager, Kaiser Services, 1966-1969; assistant controller, Kaiser Services, 1969-1970; controller, Kaiser Services, 1970-1974; manager corporation accounting, Kaiser Industries Corporation, Oakland, 1975; controller, Kaiser Engineers, Inc., Oakland, 1975-1976; vice president finance and administration, Kaiser Engineers, Inc., 1976-1982; management consultant, owner, Whalen & Associations, Inc., Alamo, California, since 1983. President Round Hill Holdings, Inc., since 1993.
Member Finance Executives Institute, Turnaround Management Association.
Married Margaret Joan Carruthers, May 3, 1958. Children: Bradley Graham, Elizabeth Annual.