Marvin T. Runyon
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Marvin Travis Runyon was an American
business executive.
He was a 1942 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas. The school inducted him into its alumni Hall of Fame in 1999.
After a long career as a manufacturing executive at Ford Motor Company
, he retired, then was the U.S. head of Nissan for several years. He later served as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA) and as U.S. Postmaster General
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
business executive.
He was a 1942 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas. The school inducted him into its alumni Hall of Fame in 1999.
After a long career as a manufacturing executive at Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
, he retired, then was the U.S. head of Nissan for several years. He later served as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
(TVA) and as U.S. Postmaster General
United States Postmaster General
The United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence...
.