W. H. Krome GEORGE

Background

GEORGE, W. H. Krome was born on March 27, 1918 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.

Education

Edwardsville Public School, 111., Virginia Military Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Career

Joined Aluminium Company of America (Alcoa) 1942, Plant Technical Division, Baton Rouge 1942-1944, Cost and Technology Adviser, East Saint Louis 1944-1951, Senior Staff Accountant, Pittsburgh 1951-1956, Chief Cost Accountant 1956-1960, Administration Assistant Controller’s Division 1960-1963, Manager Economics Evaluation Division 1963-1964, Vice-President Economics Analysis and Planning 1964-1965, Vice-President (Finance) 1965-1967, Executive Vice-President 1967-1970, Director 1967-1988, President 1970-1975, Chief Operating Officer 1972-1975, Chair, of Board and Chief Executive Officer 1975-1983, Chair, of Executive Committee 1977-1986. Director Institute Primary" Aluminium Institute, Norfolk Southern Corporation since 1983, Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Incorporated. since 1983, Todd Shipyards Corporation since 1983. Former Metro Chairman National Alliance of Businessmen.

Membership

Corporation Massachusetts Institute Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Council on Foreign Relations, Management Executives Society, Corporation of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, The Business Council. Advisory Council Aluminium Association.

Connections

Married Jean Murphy in 1946.

Spouse:

Jean Murphy