Background
Carroll, Thomas Sylvester was born on October 1, 1919 in New York City. Son of Thomas Jeremiah and Johanna (Mulvihill) Carroll.
Carroll, Thomas Sylvester was born on October 1, 1919 in New York City. Son of Thomas Jeremiah and Johanna (Mulvihill) Carroll.
AB cum laude, Catawba College, 1941; postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1941-1942; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1947.
General manager marketing services, Lever Brothers Company, 1958-1959; marketing vice president, Lever Brothers Company, 1959-1963; merchandising vice president, Lever Brothers Company, 1963-1964; director, Lever Brothers Company, since 1963; executive vice president, Lever Brothers Company, 1964-1967; president, chief Executive officer, Lever Brothers Company, 1967-1980; chairman finance committee, Lever Brothers Company, 1980-1983. Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow, since 1986.
Police commissioner City of New Canaan (Connecticut), 1963-1967. President Harvard Business School Association, 1973-1974, member visiting committee Business School, 1975-1981. Board directors Associates Harvard Business School, 1975-1983.
Trustee Museum Modern Art, since 1974, Catawba College, 1967-1988, Committee Economic Development. Board directors International Executive Service Corps., 1972-1993, executive vice president, 1980-1982, president, chief executive officer, 1982-1993. Served from cadet to lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946.
Member Grocery Manufacturers American (chairman 1978-1980). Member Conference Board Clubs: Country of New Canaan. Racquet and Tennis, Economic (New York City) (director 1970-1971).
Metropolitan (Washington).
Married Sidney Burke, September 27, 1947 (divorced). Children: Jeffrey Burke, Thomas Jeremiah (deceased), James Francis, Matthew, Charles Laurence. Married Caroline Wheelwright, May 30, 1981.