Background
Anderson, William Harold was born on July 23, 1919 in Minneapolis. Son of Alfred Gerald and Verna Louise (Cone) Anderson.
Anderson, William Harold was born on July 23, 1919 in Minneapolis. Son of Alfred Gerald and Verna Louise (Cone) Anderson.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1941; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1941-1942; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952.
Assistant to city manager, City of East Cleveland, Ohio., 1942-1945; production manager, Motion Picture Prodns., Inc., Cleveland, 1945-1947; general marketing manager, Frigidaire division General Motors Corporation, Dayton, Ohio., 1947-1970; division vice president, Radio Corporation of America Corporation, Indianapolis, 1970-1973; executive vice president, Sharp electronics corporation of Japan, Paramus, New Jersey, 1974-1976; president, W.H. Anderson Company, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, 1977-1979; president, chief Executive officer, Advent Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979-1980; president, vice chairman, King Instrument Corporation, Westborough, Massachusetts, 1980-1988; retired, 1988. Board directors Consolidated Resources of Am, Inc., American Association Industrial Management.
Deacon and Elder Fairmont Presbyterian Church, Kettering, Ohio, 1958-1965. Member business advisory council, since 1971, Miami University, executive-in-residence, 1975. Member Miami University Alumni Executive Council (president 1965-1966, outstanding alumnus of year 1968), Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Wellesley (Massachusetts) Country. Country Club of Hilton Head (South Carolina). Lodges: Rotary.
Married Sue Radebaugh, January 11, 1947. Children: Richard, Paul, Garth.