Background
Benkendorf, Richard Clark was born on November 8, 1938 in Macomb, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard Clark and Mary Celeste (O'Brien) Benkendorf.
Benkendorf, Richard Clark was born on November 8, 1938 in Macomb, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard Clark and Mary Celeste (O'Brien) Benkendorf.
Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1960.
Branch manager International Business Machines Corporation, Indianapolis, 1974-1976. Chief executive officer American Software Company, Southfield, Michigan, 1976-1978. Senior vice president Automatic Data Processing, Ann Arbor, 1978-1980.
Executive vice president Quanex, Southfield, 1980-1981. President Telemed, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 1981-1985. Chief executive officer Travelers/Diebold Technology, Itasca, since 1985, also board directors.
Chairman Execucom Systems Corporation, Austin, Texas, since 1986, also board directors. Founding partner ISSS Ventures, Itasca, Illinois, since 1987. Board directors Arcebee Ltd., Barrington, Illinois, Backlund Investors, Peoria, Illinois, Ewing Oil, Dallas, Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, Insurance Investors, Peoria, SoftSearch, Denver, State Street Bank, Quincy, Illinois.
Board directors Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, Illinois Campaign manager Republican candidate for governor Illinois, 1966.
Married Carol Ann Reed, November 27, 1960. Children: Mary Carol, Clark, Mark, John, James, Sheila, Diane, Sharon, Matthew.