William Gemmill Kay

Background

Kay,, William Gemmill was born on May 5, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Gemmill and Margaret Wentworth (Leech) Kay.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English, Dartmouth College, 1952. Master of Science in Industrial Management (Alfred P. Sloan fellow), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963.

Career

Marketing manager Campbell Soup Company, 1956-1962. Vice president marketing Pepperidge Farm, Inc., 1963-1967. Also director; executive vice president Associate Products, Inc., 1967-1972.

Also director; group vice president consumer products Illinois Central Industries, Chicago, 1972-1975. President Standard Brands Foods, Standard Brands, Incorporated, New York York City, 1975-1976. Executive vice president, office of chief executive Sun Company, Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1976-1982, also director.

President Wentworth Management Group, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, since 1982. Director Glenmore Distilleries, 1969-1975, Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Chicago, 1968-1975, Midas International, 1972-1975, Pepsi Cola Gen Bottlers, 1972-1975, Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, 1976-1988, also member executive committee.

Membership

Board directors Philadelphia Orchestra Association, 1978-1988. Vice president, trustee Philadelphia Academy Music, 1978-1988. Member board overseers Dartmouth Institute, 1981-1991.

With United States Coast Guard, 1953-1955. Member of Merion Cricket, Racquet.

Connections

Married Sanford Peyton Stallworth, April 19, 1958 (divorced October 1986). Children: Peyton S., William Gemmill, III, Caroline Wentworth. Married Marcia Quale Chellis, June 20, 1987.

Father:

William Gemmill Kay,

Mother:

Margaret Wentworth (Leech) Kay,

Spouse:

Sanford Peyton Stallworth

Spouse:

Marcia Quale Chellis

child:

William Gemmill Kay,

child:

Peyton S. Kay,

child:

III Kay,

child:

Caroline Wentworth Kay,