John Kenneth Jamieson | |
Office1: | 9th President of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) |
Term Start1: | March 1, 1965 |
Term End1: | September 31, 1969 |
Predecessor1: | Michael L. Haider |
Successor1: | Milo M. Brisco |
Office2: | 11th Chairman of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) |
Term Start2: | October 1, 1969 |
Term End2: | July 31, 1975 |
Predecessor2: | Michael L. Haider |
Successor2: | Clifton C. Garvin |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1910 |
Birth Place: | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
Death Place: | Houston, Texas |
Education: | University of Alberta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
John Kenneth Jamieson (28 August 1910 – 26 September 1999)[1] was a Canadian-American engineer and oilman. Jamieson served from 1963 to 1964 as the president of Humble Oil, and from 1965 to 1969 as president and 1969 to 1975 as chairman of Exxon.
He was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931.[2]
In 1975, Jamieson received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[3]