Background
Ballmer, Ray Wayne was born on May 6, 1926 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States. Son of Gerald Jacob and Martha Clara (Wilhelmsen) Ballmer.
Ballmer, Ray Wayne was born on May 6, 1926 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States. Son of Gerald Jacob and Martha Clara (Wilhelmsen) Ballmer.
Bachelor of Science New Mexico Institute Mining and Technology in Mining Engineering, 1949;Master of Science in Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960.
Various executive positions, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Salt Lake City, 1949-1969;director operations, general manager, Bougainville Copper Ltd., Panguna, Papua New Guinea, 1969-1971;managing director, Bougainville Copper Ltd., Melbourne, Australia, 1971-1975;executive vice president, Amoco Minerals Company, Denver, 1975-1982;vice chairman, chief Executive officer, Rio Algom Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1982;also board directors, Rio Algom Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Mining and Metallurgical Society American, Canada Institute Mining (Toronto branch), Ontario Club, Lambton Golf and Country Club, Skyline Golf and Country Club (Tucson).
Married Doris Jean Greer, July 8, 1945. Children: Geraldine Lee, Ray James.