Gordon S. Marshall

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.[1]

Early life

Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California in 1919.[2] He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1946.[2][3] He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II.[2][3] He was an amateur radio operator (call sign W6RR (ex-W6ITA)) and credited amateur radio with leading him into his successful career in electronics.[4]

Career

Marshall founded his namesake company Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982.[2][5] He served as its President from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its Chief Executive Officer until 1994.[5] 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).[5]

He served on the Board of Directors of the Amistar Corporation (OTCMKTS:AMTA) from 1974.[5]

Philanthropy

Marshall served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California.[6] He donated US$35 million to USC in 1997. The USC Marshall School of Business is named in his memory.[3][7]

References
  1. "In memoriam: Gordon S. Marshall, 95 - USC News". News.usc.edu. 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. Kenneth R. Weiss, Entrepreneur to Give USC $35 Million, The Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1997
  4. "Hall of Fame Contester, USC Patron Gordon Marshall, W6RR, SK". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  5. "Executive Compensation & Stock Trading - Bloomberg". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. "Board of Trustees - About USC". About.usc.edu. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. "USC Marshall School of Business". Usc.edu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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