Background
Kenna, William Edward Mc was born on August 9, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred W. and Mary E.C. (Quigley) McKenna.
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William Edward Mc Kenna
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Bachelor of Arts, Holy Cross College, 1947; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1949.
Career
Staff accountant, Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart, New York City, 1949-1952;
vice president, controller, Monroe Calculating Machine Company, Orange, New Jersey, 1952-1960;
also director. Vice president, treasurer, controller, Litton Industries, Beverly Hills, California, 1960-1963;
senior vice president, Litton Industries Business Equipment Group, Beverly Hills, 1964-1967;
also director. Chairman, chief executive, director, Hunt Foods & Industries, Inc., Fullerton, California, 1967-1968;
chairman, chief executive, director, Norton Simon, Inc., Fullerton, 1968-1969;
business consultant, 1969-1970;
chairman, director, Technicolor, Inc., Hollywood, California, 1970-1976;
Chairman of the Board, Sambo's Restaurants, Inc., Santa Barbara, California, 1979-1981;
Chairman of the Board, Vencap, Inc., Irvine, California, 1977-1979;
now general partner, MCK Investment Company, Beverly Hills, California.
Board directors California Amplifier, Inc., Safeguard Health Enterprises, Inc., Midway Games, Inc., WMS Industries, Inc., Drexler Technology, Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Member president's council, regent, associate trustee College Holy Cross. Trustee St. John's Hospital Foundation. Regent St. Mary's College, California.
Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association Accountants, Finance Executives Institute, California Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York Society of Certified Public Accountants, New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, Tailhook Association, Delta Epsilon Sigma.
Connections
Children: William P., Kathleen M., Daniel J., Eileen F., Paul V., Mary Ellen. Married Mary N. Smith, October 3, 1968.
