Background
Adam, William Atkinson was born on February 4, 1920 in Lincolnshire, England. Son of William Wakefield Adam and Gilda (Gervaska) Epifani.
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William Atkinson Adam
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Student, George Watson's College, Edinburgh, Scotland graduate, Royal Naval Engineers College, England, 1943; student, Royal Navy's Air Engineering Training College, England.
Career
Chief engineer, Anglo Argentine Company, Buenos Aires, 1946-1950;
managing director, Continental Subsidiary of the Weir Group United Kingdom, Paris, 1951-1960;
chairman, chief executive officer, Yale and Town United Kingdom Operations, Wolverhampton, England, 1961-1965;
chairman, chief executive officer, Firestone Tyre & Rubber Company, Brentford, England, 1965-1967;
vice president Europe, Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company, Spain and Belgium, 1967-1970;
senior partner, Venture Capital Management, Brussels, 1971-1979;
advisory to European community venture capitalists, European Economic Community, Brussels, 1979-1984;
principal, Synkin SA, Brussels, since 1982. Industrial advisory Granville Company, London, since 1985.
Advisory to European Commission Directorate General XIII finance for innovation and venture capital Pilot Scheme, Brussels, 1979-1984, promoter European Venture Capital Association, Brussels, 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant Royal Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute Mech. Engineers (corresponding member 1988), Royal Society Arts.
Member Royal Aero. Society, Travellers Club (London), Royal Automobile Club (London).
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Married GeertruidaJohanna Majoor.
