Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 1, 1998
JAMES R. WILSON is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Cordant Technologies. Wilson joined Cordant Technologies (formerly
Thiokol Corporation) as Chief Financial Officer in 1989 and was named
Executive Vice President in October 1992. Prior to joining the company,
he served as Chief Financial Officer of Fairchild Industries, Inc.,
Washington, D.C.; Circuit City Stores, Richmond, Virginia; and the
Wickes Companies, San Diego, California. Wilson serves on the boards of
First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah; Cooper Industries,
Inc., Houston, Texas; and The BF Goodrich Company, Richfield, Ohio.
Wilson is Chairman of the Board of Howmet Industries Inc. He serves on
the board of governors and the executive committee of the Aerospace
Industries Association, Washington, D.C., and is a member of the board
of trustees for Manufacturers Alliance, Washington, D.C. Wilson earned a
Bachelor's degree from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, in 1963;
in 1965, he completed a Master's degree in Business Administration from
Harvard University. Profile
Mr. Wilson: Cordant today is a strategically balanced company that is
composed of three principal businesses. The first is Thiokol
