Richard M. Mock

Background

Mock, Richard M. was born on July 28, 1905 in New York City. Son of Dudley and Sadie (Danneberg) Mock.

Education

Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1927.

Career

With experimental department Ware Radio Corporation, New York City, 1925, Loening Aero Engineering Corporation, New York City, 1926. Technical editor Aviation magazine, 1927-1928. Project engineer, assistant to president Bellanca Aircraft Corporation, New Castle, Delaware, 1928-1929.

Project engineer Heinkel Aircraft Company, Germany, 1929-1930. Technical representative Fokker Aircraft Company, Netherlands (with offices at Douglas Aircraft Company), Santa Monica, California, 1931-1940. Lear, Inc., 1940-1962, sales manager California division, 1940-1942, chief engineer, 1942-1945, manager electro-mechanic division, 1945-1947, executive vice president, 1947-1948, president, 1948-1959, chairman executive committee, 1947-1961, director, 1947-1961.

Business consultant, from 1962. Vice president, general manager industrial systems division Bunker Ramo Corporation, Canoga Park, California, 1964, vice president planning, business and industry group, 1964-1965. Director Electrochimica Corporation, 1965-1972.

Director, member executive committee, nominating committee and audit committee, chairman compensation and investment committee Aeronca Inc., 1965-1983, chairman executive committee, 1979-1982. Member Southern California advisory board Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 1959-1983. Management consultant, since 1962.

Member California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, 1963-1967.

Achievements

• Richard M. Mock has been listed as a noteworthy management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Greater Los Angeles affiliate American Heart Association, 1972-1982, honorary board directors, since 1982. Member national fund-raising advisory policy committee American Heart Association, 1973-1975, board directors, 1977-1979. Trustee, member executive committee City of Hope, Duarte, California, since 1960.

Board directors Beckman Research Institute, since 1972. Member business advisory council International Student Center, University of California at Los Angeles. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate).

Member Society Automotive Engineers (associate), American Arbitration Association (national panel arbitrators), Society Aerospace Material and Process Engineers, Defense Orientation Conference Association, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Claire Gasper, March 7, 1938. 1 child, Barbara Joan (Mistress Strona).