William Steger Elston

Background

Elston, William Steger was born on September 1, 1940 in Louisville. Son of Woodrow Lewis and Margaret Mary (Peake) Elston.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Louisville, 1963.

Career

Manufacturing engineer, Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, 1969-1971; production manager, Pillsbury Company, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1971-1973; production manager, Pillsbury Company, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1973-1976; plant manager, Pillsbury Company, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1976-1979; plant manager, Frito-Lay Inc., Detroit, 1979-1981; area vice president manufacturing, Frito-Lay Inc., Dallas, 1981-1984; vice president process engineering, Frito-Lay Inc., Dallas, 1984-1985; vice president manufacturing, Frito-Lay Inc., Dallas, 1985-1989; senior vice president operations, Frito-Lay Inc., Dallas, 1989-1990; president, Association Unit Companies, Jacksonville, Florida, 1990-1991; president, Chief Executive Officer, The Unit Companies, Jacksonville, 1991-1994; president, Chief Executive Officer, General American Transportation Corporation Logistics, Jacksonville, since 1993; executive vice president, DHR International, Chicago, since 1995; board directors, DHR International, Chicago president, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Shower, L.P., since 1998. Board directors Landstar Sys., Southern Petroleum Sys.

Achievements

• William Steger Elston has been listed as a noteworthy Food products company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Junior Achievement, Terre Haute, 1976-1978. Chairman United Way, Terre Haute, 1978. Member Cooper Canyon (Texas) City Council, 1984-1988.

Member University Club (board directors since 1993).

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, jogging, water skiing, stamp collecting.

Connections

Married Charlynne White, August 12, 1959 (divorced December 1976). Married Marilyn Kay Wood, January 31, 1977.

Father:

Woodrow Lewis Elston

Mother:

Margaret Mary (Peake) Elston

Spouse:

Marilyn Kay Wood

Spouse:

Charlynne White