Background
Katherine, Robert Andrew was born on May 26, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Winifred Irene Katherine.
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Robert Andrew Katherine
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Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Drexel Institute Technology, 1964; Master of Business Administration, Drexel Institute Technology, 1968; P.M.D., Harvard University Graduate School Business, 1977.
Career
Plant manager synthetic phenol, plastics division Allied Chemical Corporation, 1964-1966;
assistant to director Far East sales, Air Products & Chemicals, Philadelphia, 1966-1970;
product group manager corporation development, Petroquest Energy Corporation, 1970-1972;
division sales manager specialty chemicals, Petroquest Energy Corporation, 1972-1974;
business director polymers, Hooker Chemical & Plastics division Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Burlington, New Jersey, 1974-1978;
vice president, general manager Ruco division, Hooker Chemical & Plastics division Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 1978-1980;
vice president, general manager fabricated products division, Hooker Chemical & Plastics division Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 1980-1981;
president, The McCloskey Corporation, 1981-1983;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, The McCloskey Corporation, since 1983. Chairman of the Board McCloskey Corporation (California), McCloskey Corporation (Oregon). Instructor Villanova U., 1973-1975.
Assistant professor Philadelphia College Textiles and Science, 1969-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Inter-Science Foundation, University of California at Los Angeles Medical School, 1983-1986. Board directors, chairman finance committee, executive compensation committee, member Executive Committee Hahnemann U. Corporation advisory board Huntington's Disease of America.
Member Society Plastics Industry (chairman vinyl film group, Executive Committee plastic bottle institute), National Paint and Coatings Association (board directors, industrial coatings steering committee), Young President Organisation, American Chemical Society, American Management Association (president' association), Pennsylvania Society.
Connections
Married Lynda Ann Ketchell, December 27, 1988.
