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Witco Corporation
COMPANY
Specialty chemicals, founded 1920 by Robert I. Wishnick, and brothers Julius and David Tumpeer as Wishnick-Tumpeer Chemical Company. It became Witco Corporation in 1944, and merged with Crompton & Knowles in 1999 to form CKWitco, though quickly changed its name to Crompton Corporation. In 2005 Crompton merged with Great Lakes Chemical to become Chemtura.
Industry:
Chemical
Ticker:
NYSE:WIT (defunct)
Corporate headquarters:
Greenwich, CT
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| E. Gary Cook |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99 |
| Dustan E. McCoy |
Business |
c. 1950 |
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CEO of Brunswick |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Bruce R. Bond |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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CEO of PictureTel Corporation, 1998-99 |
| E. Gary Cook |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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CEO of Witco Corporation, 1996-99 |
| Louise K. Goeser |
Business |
c. 1952 |
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CEO of Ford Mexico |
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