Background
Beckett, William Alan was born on January 5, 1946 in Sheffield, England. Son of William Alexander and Doris (Whitham) Beckett.
plastics company executive air safety campaigner
Beckett, William Alan was born on January 5, 1946 in Sheffield, England. Son of William Alexander and Doris (Whitham) Beckett.
Chief Executive Officer, William Beckett Plastics, Sheffield, since 1972; Chief Executive Officer, Polyplas Ltd., Sheffield, since 1987; Chief Executive Officer, Leeds Display Ltd., Sheffield, since 1992; president, William Beckett Plastics, Inc., Chicago, since 1994.
Co-chairman SCISAFE (Survivors Campaign to Improve Safety in Airline Flight Equipment), England, since 1988. Chairman ESG (Enterprise Steering Group), Sheffield (England) Hallam U., 1992-1997, Sheffield Cricket League, 1995.
Married Linda Sanders, September 30, 1965. Children: Marcus, Sarah (deceased), Richard, Clare.