John A. Kaneb (December 14, 1934 – August 29, 2021) was the chairman of the board of directors and CEO of

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LLC and president of the Catamount Companies. Kaneb was also a part owner of the

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Biography

Kaneb was born in Worcester in 1934, and graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics in 1956. After graduating, he became an officer in the

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. The Kaneb family acquired

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in 1995 and increased its annual sales from US$600 million to about US$2.3 billion. Kaneb was also a part owner of the

. Besides his business work, Kaneb was a Trustee Emeritus of the

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. He was also an Emeritus Trustee of the

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and Emeritus Trustee and former chairman of the Board of

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. He has worked on other boards and groups including the Board of Fellows of the

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. He was appointed by President

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to serve on the

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in 2004. As of 2008, he was vice-chair of that commission. Kaneb was also Vice Chair Emeritus of the Finance Council, Chairman of the Clergy Funds Board and Vice Chair of the Catholic Schools Council of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He served as Trustee Emeritus and Finance Committee Chair at

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from 1994 to 2000. Kaneb was a member of

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's Executive Committee on University Resources. He died on August 29, 2021.

References

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