Paul Frederick Thiele

Background

Thiele, Paul Frederick was born on August 5, 1914 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Frederick and Villa (Crawford) Thiele.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1936.

Career

Test engineer, General Electric, 1936-1938; with department sales quotations, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1938; electrical engineer, Combined Locks (Wisconsin) Paper Company, 1938-1941; engineer, Institute Paper Chemistry, Appleton, 1946; manager, treasurer-secretary, Thiele Kaolin Company, Sandersville, Georgia, 1947-1960; Chief Executive Officer, president, Chairman of the Board, Thiele Kaolin Company, Sandersville, Georgia, 1960-1987; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Thiele Kaolin Company, Sandersville, Georgia, since 1987.

Achievements

• Paul Frederick Thiele has been listed as a noteworthy Mining company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advisory council Office State Superintendent Schools, Atlanta, 1978-1979. Executive board Center Georgia council Boy Scouts American, Macon. Chairman Hospital Authority Washington County, Sandersville.

Board directors, member Community Concert Association, Sandersville. With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Management Association, Technology Association Pulp and Paper Industry, Georgia Mining Association (past president, board directors), China Clay Producers Association, Clay Minerals Society, Georgia Business and Industry Association (vice president, board directors, Entrepreneur of Year award 1979), Georgia Foundation for Indiana Colleges (chairman, board directors 1979-1981), Washington County History Society (chairman finance committee 1979-1980).

Connections

Married Bernice Hoppe, August 21, 1936 (deceased). 1 child, Lessie Elaine. Married Loretha Akins, January 1995.

Father:

William Frederick Thiele

Mother:

Villa (Crawford) Thiele

Spouse:

Bernice Hoppe

Spouse:

Loretha Akins

child:

Lessie Elaine Thiele