Background
Holland, Willard Raymond was born on April 22, 1936 in Springfield, Tennessee, United States. Son of Willard Raymond and Virginia (Byrum) Holland.
Holland, Willard Raymond was born on April 22, 1936 in Springfield, Tennessee, United States. Son of Willard Raymond and Virginia (Byrum) Holland.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rose Hulman Institute Technology, 1965; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rose Hulman Institute Technology, 1966.
Associate engineer, Detroit Edison Company, 1966-1967;
sales engineer commercial marketing, Detroit Edison Company, 1971-1972;
division manager customer and marketing services, Detroit Edison Company, 1972-1974;
manager thumb division, Detroit Edison Company, 1974-1978;
assistant manager production, Detroit Edison Company, 1979-1980;
manager nuclear operations, Detroit Edison Company, 1980-1981;
assistant vice president & manager nuclear operations, Detroit Edison Company, 1981-1982;
vice president nuclear operations, Detroit Edison Company, 1982-1988;
senior vice president nuclear operations, Detroit Edison Company, 1988-1991;
president, chief operating officer, Ohio Edison Company, Akron, 1991-1993;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Ohio Edison Company, Akron, 1993-1996;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Ohio Edison Company, Akron, 1996-1997;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, FirstEnergy Corporation, Akron, since 1997. Chairman, Board Of Directors Pennsylvania Power Company, New Castle. Board directors A. Schulman, Inc., since 1995.
Board of managers Rose-Hulman Institute Technology, since 1996.
Trustee Akron Art Museum, since 1992, Akron Roundtable, since 1993, Leadership Akron, since 1994, Ohio Business Roundtable, Children's Hospital Medical Center Akron, since 1992, Akron Tomorrow, since 1993, Cleveland Tomorrow, since 1998. Board directors Edison Elec. Institute, since 1997, Association of Edison Illuminating Coms., since 1995, Greater Cleveland Growth Assn, since 1997, Nuclear Energy Institute, since 1998.
WithU.S. Army, 1957-1958. Member Akron City Club, Firestone Country Club, Portage Country Club.
Married Mary Jean Fort. Children: Willard Thomas, Lara Annual.