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American businessman

Gordon S. Marshall (1919 – June 2, 2015) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Marshall Industries (NYSE: MI), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999. Gordon S. Marshall died on June 2, 2015, at the age of 95.

Early life

Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1919. He graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1937 and the University of Southern California in 1946. He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II. He was an amateur radio operator (call sign W6RR (ex-W6ITA)) and credited amateur radio with leading him into his successful career in electronics.

Career

Marshall founded his namesake company Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982. He served as its president from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its chief executive officer until 1994. The company became one of the nation's five largest distributors of industrial electronic components and production supplies. In 1999, it was acquired by Avnet (NYSE: AVT).

He served on the board of directors of the Amistar Corporation (OTCMKTS:AMTA) from 1974.

Philanthropy

Marshall served on the board of trustees of the University of Southern California. He donated US$35 million to USC in 1997. The USC Marshall School of Business is named in his memory.

References

  1. "In memoriam: Gordon S. Marshall, 95 - USC News". News.usc.edu. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ Paula Korn, $35M Gift to USC Is Largest Ever to a Business School Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, USC News, 01/20/97
  3. "Gordon S Marshall - Class Of 1937". South Pasadena High School Alumni Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Kenneth R. Weiss, Entrepreneur to Give USC $35 Million, The Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1997
  5. "Hall of Fame Contester, USC Patron Gordon Marshall, W6RR, SK". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  6. ^ "Executive Compensation & Stock Trading - Bloomberg". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. "Board of Trustees - About USC". About.usc.edu. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  8. "USC Marshall School of Business". Usc.edu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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