John E. McGlade (born 1954) is an American businessman.
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Biography
Early life and education
John McGlade was born in 1954 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781. Of this, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19, ...
. He received a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering in 1976 and an M.B.A. in 1980, both from Lehigh University
Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Epis ...
.
Career
He joined Air Products in 1976. He became president and chief executive officer in October 2007, and chairman of the board in April 2008.
He sits on the board of directors of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturing company founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling and based in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, motorcycles, S ...
, the American Chemistry Council
American Chemistry Council (ACC), formerly known as the Manufacturing Chemists' Association (at its founding in 1872) and then as the Chemical Manufacturers' Association (from 1978 until 2000), is an industry trade association for American chemic ...
, and the executive committee of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. He is a member of the American Society of Chemical Industry. He sits on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Lehigh University.
In 2012, he earned US$11.36 million.
References
External links
Biography
at Air Products
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Living people
1954 births
American businesspeople
Lehigh University alumni
People from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company people
People in the chemical industry