Background
Bank, William Julius was born on December 17, 1913 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Mollie (Berg) Bank.
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William Julius Bank
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Education
Student, University Virginia, 1945; student, University Louisiana, 1946; student, Purdue University, 1948.
Career
Foreman, Simon Ackerman, 1929-1936; manager, Eagle Clothes, 1936-1941; field inspector, Philadelphia Question Manager Depot, 1941-1942; plant manager, Stuart Keith Manufacturing Company, 1942-1947; assistant vice president, Blue Ridge Manufacturers, Inc., 1947-1949; vice president manufacturing, Blue Ridge Manufacturers, Inc., 1949-1958; vice president research and development, Blue Ridge Manufacturers, Inc., 1958-1959; assistant to president, Blue Ridge Manufacturers, Inc., 1960; executive vice president, Blue Ridge Manufacturers, Inc., 1961-1968; executive vice president, Imperial Shirt Company, 1961-1968; partner, Jonbil Inc., 1966-1967; executive vice president, Jonbil Inc., 1967-1968; president, Jonbil Inc., 1968-1970; owner, Jonbil Inc., since 1970; chairman, chief Executive officer, Jonbil Inc., since 1984. President Blue Jeans Manufacturing Company, Inc., since 1968.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Employment Physically Handicapped, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1958. President Apparel Research Foundation. Member American Management Association, American Society Personnel Management, Society Advancement Management, American Apparel Manufacturers Association (board directors, marketing committee), National Academy Sciences (advising committee on textiles and apparel research), Inter American Commission Textile Square Club (Executive Committee).
Connections
Married Esther Sawney Kaplan, August 24, 1935. Children: Barrie Alan, Michael Stephan, Marshall Peter.
