Background
Rawson, Merle R. was born on June 9, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard W. and Flora Rawson.
manufacturing company executive
Rawson, Merle R. was born on June 9, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard W. and Flora Rawson.
Student, University Illinois, 1946-1948; Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Northwestern University, 1949; D.Pub. Service (honorary), Walsh College, Canton, Ohio.
Assistant to Plant Controller, John Wood Company 1949. Assistant Controller Easy Laundry Appliances 1958. Controller O’Bryan Brothers
1961.
Joined Hoover Company as Budget Director 1961. Controller Hoover Company 1962, Controller and Assistant Treasurer 1963-1964, Vice-President and Treasurer 1964. Vice-President, Finance, Hoover Worldwide Corporation 1965-1969, Senior Vice-President 1969, Executive Vice-President 1971-1975, Chair, and Chief Executive Officer since 1975.
Senior Vice-President and Treasurer, Hoover Company 1969-1975, Chair, and Chief Executive Officer 1975-1982, and President 88.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Worldwide Corporation 1986-1988. Chairman Hoover Public Limited Company, United Kingdom 1978-1988.
Director Hoover Company and numerous subsidiaries. Director Society Bank of Eastern Ohio, North.A. Society Corporation.
Trustee Ohio Foundation Indiana Colleges. Member advisory council Pace University. Member Aultman Hospital Association, Aultman Hospital Development Foundation.
Member senior common room St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Served with Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Council Foreign Relations, Greater Canton Chamber of Commerce, Stark County Bluecoats. Clubs: Capitol Hill, Congress Lake Country.
Lodges: Rotary.
Married Jane Armstrong, July 5, 1947. Children: David M., Jeffrey M., Laurel J.