Polaroid

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Polaroid

COMPANY

Founded 1937 by Edwin H. Land. Polaroid filed for bankruptcy in 2001. The parent holding company, PHC, was acquired by Petters Group Worldwide in 2005.

Official Website:
http://www.polaroid.com/

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gary T. DiCamillo Business c. 1951 CEO of Polaroid, 1995-2002

Edwin H. Land Inventor 7-May-1909 1-Mar-1991 Polaroid Land Camera

Carole J. Shapazian Business c. 1945 Former EVP, Polaroid

Robert B. Woodward Chemist 10-Apr-1917 8-Jul-1979 Synthesized cholesterol, Vitamin B12, etc.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gary T. DiCamillo Business c. 1951 CEO of Polaroid, 1995-2002

Stephen P. Kaufman Business c. 1941 CEO of Arrow Electronics, 1986-2000

Ralph Z. Sorenson Business c. 1934 President of Babson College, 1974-81

Alfred M. Zeien Business 25-Feb-1930 CEO of Gillette, 1991-99

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Shurcliff Physicist 27-Mar-1909 20-Jun-2006 Manhattan Project physicist

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ansel Adams Photographer 20-Feb-1902 22-Apr-1984 Yosemite photographer

Rita V. Foley Business c. 1954 Former VP, MeadWestVaco

Abbie J. Griffin Educator c. 1952 Business Professor at UIUC

Tom Scholz Songwriter 10-Mar-1947 Founder and songwriter behind Boston

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Diebold Author 8-Jun-1926 26-Dec-2005 Advocate of automation

Henry Dreyfuss Inventor 2-Mar-1904 5-Oct-1972 Product designer, human factors engineer

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Candice Bergen Actor 9-May-1946 Murphy Brown

James Garner Actor 7-Apr-1928 Jim Rockford on Rockford Files

Mariette Hartley Actor 21-Jun-1940 CBS Morning Program

Lady Gaga Singer 28-Mar-1986 The Fame

Laurence Olivier Actor 22-May-1907 11-Jul-1989 Shakespearean actor

Vincent Price Actor 27-May-1911 25-Oct-1993 Master of the macabre

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