In memoriam.Brooks McCormick (1917-2006), the last member of the McCormick family to have an active role in International Harvester International Harvester Company (IHC or IH; now Navistar International Corporation) was an agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. passed away in his sleep in his Chicago home last month. He was the great-grandnephew of the man who invented the McCormick Reaper reaper, early farm machine drawn by draft animals or tractor and used to harvest grain. Its historical predecessors were the sickle and the cradle scythe, which are still used in some parts of the world. . McCormick was born in Chicago. His mother was a member for the Deering family, whose rival harvester harvester, farm machine that mechanically harvests a crop. Small-grain harvesting has been mechanized to a certain extent since early times. In the modern period the first harvester to gain general acceptance was made by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 (see reaper). business merged with the McCormick's to form IH in the early 1900s. He graduated from Yale University in 1940 and went to work for IH in various sales jobs. He served as the company's Managing Dir of its British subsidiary and came back to the U.S. as Dir of Mfg. He was named Pres/COO and subsequently was named its CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . |
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