Background
Leighton, Lawrence Ward was born on July 1, 1934 in New York City. Son of Sidney and Florence (Ward) Leighton.
Leighton, Lawrence Ward was born on July 1, 1934 in New York City. Son of Sidney and Florence (Ward) Leighton.
Biosystems Engineering, Princeton University, 1956. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1962. Vice president Kuhn Loeb & Company.
New York City, 1962-1969, Clark, Dodge & Company, Incorporated., 1970-1974.
Director Norton-Simon, Incorporated., 1974-1978. Limited partner Bear, Stearns & Company, 1978-1982.
Managing director Chase Investment Bank, 1983-1988. President, Chief Executive Officer Uniond"Etudes et d"Investissements Merchant Bank of Credit Agricole, 1989-1993.
Vice chairman 2I, Incorporated., 1993-1994, mng director LM Capital Corporation, 1994-1996.
Senior advisor Bentley Associations, L.P., 1997. Director Corporation Renaissance Group, 1994. Chairman Princeton Schools Committee of New York, 1965-1985.
Vice president Kuhn Loeb & Company, New York City, 1962-1969. Vice president, co-head corporation finance department Clark, Dodge & Company, Inc., 1970-1974. Director strategic planning/mergers & acquisitions Norton-Simon, Inc., 1974-1978.
Limited partner Bear, Stearns & Company, 1978-1982. Managing director Chase Investment Bank, 1983-1988. President, Chief Executive Officer UI United States of America (subsidiary Credit Agricôle), 1989-1993.
Vice-chairman 2I, Inc., 1993-1994. Managing director LM Capital Corporation, 1994-1996, Bentley Associates, LP, New York City, since 1997. Board directors China Natural Gas Inc., since 2008, China XD Plastics, since 2009.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1957-1960.
Member national finance committee Pete DuPont for President, 1986—1988. Chairman Harvard Business School Fund. New York, 1964—1965.
Trustee Waterford Institute, since 1985, Gillen Brewer School. Member of Medical Ocean Club (Bermuda), Mid Ocean Club, Princeton Club New York (member scholarship committee since 1970, board governors 1989-1996), Stanwich Club (Greenwich, Connecticut).
Married Mariana Stroock, June 21, 1959. Children: Sandra L. Galvin, Michelle Stroock.