Edgar S. Woolard Jr.

Edgar Smith Woolard Jr. (born April 15, 1934) is an American businessman.[1] He was chairman and chief executive officer of DuPont from 1989 to 1995.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life

Edgar Woolard was born on April 15, 1934, in Washington, North Carolina.[3] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University in 1956.[1][2] He was a lieutenant in the United States Armed Forces.[5]

Career

In 1957, he joined DuPont as an industrial engineer in the Kinston, North Carolina plant, moving on to manufacturing and management positions in Wilmington, Delaware, Old Hickory, Tennessee and Camden, South Carolina.[1][2][5] He was CEO and chairman from 1989 to 1995.[1][4] During that time, DuPont stock increased by 160 percent.[4]

He joined the board of directors of Telex Communications in 1998, and was its chairman from March 2000 to November 2003.[1] He has been on the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange, Citigroup, Apple Inc., IBM and Bell Atlantic.[1][3][4][5] He has also been an advisor to Acorn Energy since January 2010.[1][3] He is a member of the North Carolina Textile Foundation.[2] He was chairman of The Business Council from 1995 to 1996.[6][3] He is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.[5]

Philanthropy

He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Philosophical Society.[3] In 1988, he received the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award Recipient from his alma mater, NCSU.[2][7] He has donated more than US$1 million to the John T. Caldwell Alumni Scholarships at NCSU.[2] The Edgar S. Woolard Chair at the University of Delaware is named after him.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Peggy Harrell, and they have two daughters, Annette and Lynda.[5] He lives in Wilmington, Delaware, Jupiter, Florida, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.[2][5]

References
  1. BusinessWeek
  2. North Carolina State University biography
  3. "Acorn Energy biography". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  4. "University of Delaware: Edgar S. Woolard Chair". Archived from the original on 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  5. "University of Delaware biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  6. The Business Council, Official website, Background Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award Recipient: Edgar S. Woolard Jr. — 1988". Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
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