Only in America From Immigrant to Ceo

PAUL OREFFICE was born in Venice, Italy, in 1927. In 1940 he moved with his family to Quito, Ecuador, and in 1945 came to the USA. He went directly to Purdue University where he graduated in February 1949 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. After two years in the US Army, Paul joined The Dow Chemical Company in February 1953. After a variety of international and management assignments, he became the president and CEO of the company in April 1978. He later added the title of chairman of the board. He retired in December 1992. Paul has served on the boards of CIGNA, Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Nortel. He is currently the chairman of Fairfield Homes and is on the board of Spirit Finance Corporation. He is also the chairman of The National Parkinson Foundation and on the visiting board of MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is the only recipient ever of all three medals awarded periodically by the world�s chemical industry. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona; Lake Tahoe, Nevada; and Saratoga Springs, New York, with his wife, JoAnn. He has two children and four grandchildren.Oreffice, Paul is the author of 'Only in America From Immigrant to Ceo', published 2006 under ISBN 9780974537672 and ISBN 0974537675.