Charles F. Baird
Charles Fitz Baird (September 4, 1922 – December 26, 2009) was
Inco Ltd.
1977–87.
Life and career
Baird was born in
Southampton, New York, in 1922. He attended Middlebury College, graduating in 1944. Upon graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving in that capacity during World War II and the Korean War.[1]
Upon leaving the Marine Corps, Baird joined
.Under Secretary of the Navy
and Baird held that post from August 1, 1967, until January 20, 1969.
Upon leaving government service in 1969, Baird joined
Inco Ltd., working as an executive in New York City and Toronto
. From 1977 to 1987, he was INCO's CEO.
Baird served on the board of
trustees of Bucknell University from 1976 to 1982, and in 1986, Bucknell gave Baird an honorary degree. His alma mater, Middlebury College had similarly conferred an honorary degree on Baird in 1984. At various points, Baird served on the board of directors of Aetna, the Bank of Montreal, the Logistics Management Institute, and the Marine Corps University
Foundation.
A longtime player of platform tennis, he won several Seniors championships, and was inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame in 1992.
Upon retiring from INCO, Baird settled in
Center for Naval Analyses, serving as board chairman from 1992 to 1997. He was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
.
After a struggle with Alzheimer's disease, Baird died on December 26, 2009, at his home in Skillman, New Jersey.
References
- ^ "CHARLES BAIRD". New York Times. 31 January 2010.
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