Robert H. West

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1960.

Career

Vice president, First National Bank of Kansas City, 1962-1968; assistant treasurer, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1968-1970; controller building division, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1970-1973; corporation vice president, controller buildings division, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1973-1974; senior vice president administration, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1974-1976; executive vice president, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1976-1978; president, chief operating officer, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, 1978-1986; chairman, chief Executive officer, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury, since 1986; also director, Butler Manufacturing Company, Inc., Kansas City, Missoury. Board directors Kansas City Power & Light Company, Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Achievements

• Robert H. West has been listed as a noteworthy Manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors St. Lukes Hospital Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1960-1962.