Background
Berry, Virgil Jennings was born on December 20, 1928 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. Son of Virgil J. and H. Frances (Gannaway) Berry.
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Virgil Jennings Berry
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Bachelor of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1948; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering and Physics, California Institute Technology, 1951; postgraduate, Harvard Business School, 1969.
Career
Director planning and coordination, Sinclair Oil Corporation, New York City, 1966-1969;
secretary corporation management committee, Sinclair Oil Corporation, 1968-1969;
manager international finance control and planning, Atlantic Richfield Company. New York City, 1969-1970;
senior vice president corporation Research and Development, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company, Milwaukee, 1970-1975;
senior vice president operations, Jos.
Schlitz Brewing Company, 1975-1978;
president, Chicago Extruded Metals Company, 1979-1982;
president, Berry & Company, Chicago, 1982-1984;
vice president, A.T. Kearney Inc., Chicago, 1984-1991;
retired, A.T. Kearney Inc., Chicago, 1992.
Connections
Married Alice Ann Adams, December 22, 1948. Children: Carol, Scott, Janet, Wade.
