Английская Википедия:Gordon S. Marshall
Шаблон:Short description Gordon S. Marshall (1919 – June 2, 2015) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Marshall Industries (Шаблон:Nyse2), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999. Gordon S. Marshall died on June 2, 2015, at the age of 95.[1]
Early life
Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1919.[2] He graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1937[3] and the University of Southern California in 1946.[2][4] He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II.[2][4] He was an amateur radio operator (call sign W6RR (ex-W6ITA)) and credited amateur radio with leading him into his successful career in electronics.[5]
Career
Marshall founded his namesake company Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982.[2][6] He served as its president from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its chief executive officer until 1994.[6] The company became one of the nation's five largest distributors of industrial electronic components and production supplies. In 1999, it was acquired by Avnet (Шаблон:NYSE).[6]
He served on the board of directors of the Amistar Corporation (OTCMKTS:AMTA) from 1974.[6]
Philanthropy
Marshall served on the board of trustees of the University of Southern California.[7] He donated US$35 million to USC in 1997. The USC Marshall School of Business is named in his memory.[4][8]
References
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- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Paula Korn, $35M Gift to USC Is Largest Ever to a Business School Шаблон:Webarchive, USC News, 01/20/97
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- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Kenneth R. Weiss, Entrepreneur to Give USC $35 Million, The Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1997
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