Background
Bertram, Philip William was born on November 7, 1954 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Frederick William Bertram and Elaine Emma (Bubenheim) Kirk.
Bertram, Philip William was born on November 7, 1954 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Son of Frederick William Bertram and Elaine Emma (Bubenheim) Kirk.
Bachelor in Accounting and Business Administration cum laude, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1976.
Accountant, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Chicago, 1976-1978; senior accountant, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Chicago, 1978-1981; senior internal auditor, Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Chicago, 1981-1982; manager finance reporting, AAR Corporation, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 1982-1983; internal auditor, James B. Beam Distilling Company (now Jim Beam Brands Company), Chicago, 1984-1985; manager internal audit and taxes, James B. Beam Distilling Company (now Jim Beam Brands Company), Chicago, 1985-1987; supervisor internal auditing, American Brands, Inc., Old Greenwich, Connecticut, 1987-1988; manager internal auditing, American Brands, Inc., Old Greenwich, Connecticut, since 1988. Participant People to People Citizens Ambassador Program Accounting Mgmt.Del. to People's Republic of China, 1986. Lecturer in field.
Musician brass choir Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois, since 1982, auditor, 1983-1987. Musician West Suburban Lutheran Band, Arlington Heights, 1980-1988. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (tax division since 1985), Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society, Institute Internal Auditors, Northwest Metropolitan Chgo Chapter Institute Internal Auditors (board governors since 1990), Finance Accounting Federation.
Married Laura Mary Robinson, August 23, 1980. Children: Erin Marie, Ryan Philip.