M. Anthony Burns
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M. Anthony Burns is an American businessman who serves on the boards of directors of J.P. Morgan Chase, Pfizer Inc., The Black & Decker Corporation and J.C. Penney
. He is also the former President and CEO of Ryder Systems
. Additionally, Burns is a member of the University of Miami
board of trustees and an appointee to The Coca-Cola Company
's task force on human resource issues.
Burns was raised in Mesquite, Nevada
. He began college at Dixie State College and then transferred to Brigham Young University
. He received a B.S. in 1963 from Brigham Young University
and an MBA two years later from the University of California
.
Burns joined the Ryder's finance organization in 1974, and before the end of that decade was elected Ryder's president and COO
. He was later elected CEO in January 1983 and chairman of the board of directors in May 1985. He retired from his position with Ryder Systems in 2002.
Burns is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is an area seventy and a member of the church's Sixth Quorum of the Seventy He is also a trustee of the University of Miami
.
J.C. Penney
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is a chain of American mid-range department stores based in Plano, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. The company operates 1,107 department stores in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. JCPenney also operates catalog sales merchant offices nationwide in many...
. He is also the former President and CEO of Ryder Systems
Ryder
Ryder System, Inc. , or Ryder, is an American-based provider of transportation and supply chain management products, and is especially known for its fleet of rental trucks. Ryder specializes in fleet management, supply chain management and dedicated contracted carriage. Ryder operates in North...
. Additionally, Burns is a member of the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
board of trustees and an appointee to The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
's task force on human resource issues.
Burns was raised in Mesquite, Nevada
Mesquite, Nevada
Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and northeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,277. The city is located in the Virgin River Valley...
. He began college at Dixie State College and then transferred to Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. He received a B.S. in 1963 from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and an MBA two years later from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
.
Burns joined the Ryder's finance organization in 1974, and before the end of that decade was elected Ryder's president and COO
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
. He was later elected CEO in January 1983 and chairman of the board of directors in May 1985. He retired from his position with Ryder Systems in 2002.
Burns is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is an area seventy and a member of the church's Sixth Quorum of the Seventy He is also a trustee of the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
.