Background
Harkness, Kenneth Kohlsaat was born on January 2, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Malcolm and Cynthia Gates (Kohlsaat) Harkness.
Harkness, Kenneth Kohlsaat was born on January 2, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Malcolm and Cynthia Gates (Kohlsaat) Harkness.
Bachelor in Economics, Williams College, 1956; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1962.
Group product manager, Maxwell House Division General Foods, White Plains, New York, 1962-1969; president, Wilson Tennis Division Pepsi Cola., Inc., Chicago, 1970-1980; Chief Executive Officer, Revell, Inc., Los Angeles, 1980-1983; president, Game division Atari, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1983-1985; executive vice president, Softsel Computer Products, Los Angeles, 1985-1988; president, Chief Executive Officer, Guidance Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1989-1993; Chief Executive Officer, Ceratech, Inc., Chicago, since 1995. Board directors Bell Sports Inc.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1956-1960, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member Software Publications Association, Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association (board directors 1975-1980).
Married Antoinette Murphey, April 12, 1958. Children: Amy, Sara, Jennifer.