Background
Green, William was born on May 30, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of David and Lillian Green.
Chief Executive Officer business executive
Green, William was born on May 30, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of David and Lillian Green.
AB, Grinnell College, 1974; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1987.
He is the retired (as of 2/1/2013) executive chairman of the global management consulting firm. Green was raised in Hampden, Massachusetts and did odd jobs managing horses, assisting electricians, and in construction. Green joined, then part of Andersen Consulting, in 1977 right out of college.
He has held the chief operating officer position as well as being the chief executive of the resource operating group.
He was a key part of the split from Andersen Worldwide Société Coopérative that led to the incorporation of He became the Chief Executive Officer on September 1, 2004. In 2009, Green drew a base salary of $1,237,500, with a total compensation of $18,277,099 including stock awards and incentives.
Green retired from his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2011, and was replaced by Pierre Nanterme. Green retained his position as executive chairman of On October 22, 2012, announced that Green will step down as chairman in February 2013.
Chief Executive Officer Pierre Nanterme will succeed Green as chairman.
Chair Johnson County History Preservation Commission, Iowa, 1991-1993. Fellow American Anthropol. Association.