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Wishnick, William was born on November 9, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Robert I. and Freda M. (Frankel) Wishnick.
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William Wishnick
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William Wishnick, American chemical company executive. Fellow Polytechnic Institute New York. Trustee Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City; Carnegie Mellon University; Member American Chemical Society, American Petroleum Institute, Salesmen's Association American Chemical Industry., New York Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association, Tau Delta Phi.
Education
Student, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1947. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, 1949.
Career
With Witco Chemical Company Incorporated, New York York City, since 1949, vice president, 1954-1956, treasurer, since 1956, executive vice president, 1957-1964, chairman board, since 1964, chief executive officer, since 1971, also director. President, director Witco Chemical Company, Canada, Ltd., 1958-1962, vice chairman board, 1962-1964, chairman board, since 1964. President Sonneborn Chemical & Refining Corporation.
Director Witco Chemical Company Ltd., England, Golden Bear Oil Corporation, Los Angeles, Witco Chemical (France) S.A.R.L.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. Carnegie Mellon University. Member American Chemical Society, American Petroleum Institute, Salesmen's Association American Chemical Industry., New York Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association, Tau Delta Phi.
Clubs: Chemists (past trustee, junior vice president). Harmonie (New York City). Standard (Chicago).
Connections
Married Dion Imerman, June 16, 1949 (divorced 1969). Children: Elizabeth Anne (deceased), Gina I., Amy Jo, Kendall Freda. Married Lisa Fluet, July 12, 1975.
