William R. Timken
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William Robert Timken, Jr. (* 1938) is an American industrialist and businessman and former ambassador. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany
2005–2008. He has served at The Timken Company
as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President
and CEO. Timken has been chairman of Securities Investor Protection Corporation
, National Association of Manufacturers
, The Manufacturing Institute and the Ohio Business Roundtable. He also served on the Advisory Council of the Stanford University School of Business and the U.S.-Japan Business Council.
Timken is an honorary citizen of Colmar
, France
. He attended Phillips Academy
, received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University
and has an MBA from Harvard Business School
. He is married with 4 children.
He is of German descent and was honored by the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
in 2009. His great-grandfather was from Tarmstedt
, Germany
, near the city of Bremen
.
United States Ambassador to Germany
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war...
2005–2008. He has served at The Timken Company
Timken Company
The Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings, alloy steels, and related components and assemblies.- History :The company was founded by Henry Timken in St. Louis, Missouri in 1899 and incorporated as The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company. A year earlier, in 1898, Timken got a patent...
as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and CEO. Timken has been chairman of Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation is a federally mandated, non-profit, member-funded, corporation in the United States. It protects investors in certain securities from financial harm if a broker-dealer fails...
, National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Manufacturers
The National Association of Manufacturers is an advocacy group headquartered in Washington, D.C. with 10 additional offices across the country...
, The Manufacturing Institute and the Ohio Business Roundtable. He also served on the Advisory Council of the Stanford University School of Business and the U.S.-Japan Business Council.
Timken is an honorary citizen of Colmar
Colmar
Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He attended Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
, received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and has an MBA from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
. He is married with 4 children.
He is of German descent and was honored by the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA
The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA is a national non-profit organization that promotes German language, culture, and heritage in the United States and works toward preserving the history of Americans of German ancestry in the building the United States...
in 2009. His great-grandfather was from Tarmstedt
Tarmstedt
Tarmstedt is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 25 km northwest of Rotenburg, and 25 km northeast of Bremen.Tarmstedt belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, near the city of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
.