Michael Lawrence Haider

Michael Lawrence Haider

Michael Lawrence Haider (October 1, 1904 - August 14, 1986) was a noted American petroleum engineer, business executive, and a founder of the National Academy of Engineering. He was chairman of Exxon Corporation from 1965-1969.

Haider was born on a wheat farm in Mandan, North Dakota, moved to California as a teenager, and in 1927 received his B.A. in chemistry from Stanford University. In 1929 he started his career in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as a chemical engineer with Carter Oil (an affiliate of Standard Oil of New Jersey, later Exxon). One early assignment was to check the quality of helium for dirigibles. He became chief petroleum engineer and then managed all engineering for Carter. In 1938 he moved to New York as manager of Exxon's production engineering and research, and in 1945 became executive assistant in the Producing Department.

In 1946 Haider moved to Toronto, where in 1947 as manager of the Producing and Exploration Department of Imperial Oil, Limited, a Canadian affiliate, he obtained the Leduc oil field that made western Canada a net oil exporter. He was subsequently elected a director of Imperial (1948) and vice president (1950). In 1952 Haider returned to New York where he served for two years as deputy coordinator of worldwide production. He then became president and a director of International Petroleum Company, Limited, responsible for parts of South America.

In 1959 he was elected an Exxon director, then vice president and director for Latin America (1960), and executive vice-president and member of the Executive Committee (1961). In 1963 he was elected president and vice chairman of the Executive Committee, and in 1965 he became chairman of the board and chief executive officer until his retirement in 1969.

Haider served as chairman of the American Petroleum Institute and president of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (1952). He was director of First National City Bank and the Economic Development Council of New York City, trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Petroleum Council, and The Business Council. He was a chairman of the Radio Free Europe and Metropolitan Opera board member. He was elected to Spain's Instituto de Cultura Hispánica (1962) and was awarded its Gran Cruz de la Order del Merito Civil in 1969, in which year he also received Italy's Cavaliere di Gran Croce. It was the year 1969 that Haider was also awarded the John Fritz Medal. In 1970 he was awarded the Charles Frederic Rand Memorial Gold Medal, bestowed by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of founding members of the National Academy of Engineering — This is a list of the founding members of the United States National Academy of Engineering.* Hendrik Wade Bode * Walker Lee Cisler * Hugh Latimer Dryden * Elmer William Engstrom * William Littell Everitt * Antoine Marc Gaudin * Michael Lawrence… …   Wikipedia

  • Bibliography —    This bibliography is divided into the following categories, with subheadings    relevant to the thematic concentration of the material.    I. Bibliographies, Bibliographical Studies, and Reference Works    II. Scholarly Periodicals    III.… …   Historical dictionary of Austria

  • History of Uttar Pradesh — The history of Uttar Pradesh, an Indian State, can be divided into five periods: (1) the prehistory Early Vedic Period(up to c. 600 BC), (2) the Buddhist Hindu period (c. 600 BC to c. AD 1200), (3) the Muslim period (c. 1200 to c. 1857), (4) the… …   Wikipedia

  • fascism — /fash iz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often… …   Universalium

  • List of One-Day International cricketers — This is a list by country of every cricketer who has played at least one One Day International.Australia : See also List of Australian ODI cricketers Terry Alderman · Jo Angel · Graeme Beard · Murray Bennett · Michael Bevan · Andy Bichel · Glenn… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste von Jazzmusikern — Abk. Instrument acc Akkordeon acl Altklarinette afl Altflöte arr Arrangement as Altsaxophon b Bass bar …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Angehörigen der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München — Dies ist eine Liste von Personen, die mit der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in München verbunden sind. Viele bedeutende Künstler haben in München gelehrt oder studiert. Name Tätigkeit Verbindung zur Kunstakademie A Albert Aereboe (* 1889; † 1970) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • New Year Honours 1997 — The New Year Honours 1997 for the United Kingdom and Hong Kong were announced on 31 December, 1996, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1997.The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new… …   Wikipedia

  • 1997 New Year Honours — The New Year Honours 1997 for the United Kingdom and Hong Kong were announced on 31 December 1996, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1997. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new… …   Wikipedia

  • October 2010 in sports — << October 2010 >> S M T W T …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”