continental materials corp
(CUO:NYSE Amex)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Ronald J. Gidwitz is a Co-Founder of GCG Partners and has been its Partner since September 1998. Mr. Gidwitz shares responsibility for overall management of the partnership. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Unilever HPC Helene Curtis Business Unit from 1996 to 1998. He served as the President of Helene Curtis Industries Inc. from 1979 to 1998 and its Chief Executive Officer from July 1985 to 1998. He held a number of positions within ... the company, with responsibilities ranging from sales to manufacturing. He served as the Secretary of Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He serves as Chairman of Field Museum of Natural History. Mr. Gidwitz has been a Director of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation since October 2008; Rexam Beverage Cans Americas since April 14, 1999; Continental Materials Corp., since 1974 and American National Can Group Inc. since April 14, 1999. He serves as a Director of Prairie Packaging Corp., and SEI Consulting. He serves as Member of Board of Governors of Boys & Girls Clubs Of America. He serves as a Member of Executive Advisory Board of The Edgewater Funds. He serves as Chairman of the following organizations: New Prosperity Foundation and the Economic Freedom Alliance. Mr. Gidwitz serves as a Director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Board of Trustees of Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center. He serves as Trustee of Museum of Science and Industry, Rush University and Rush University Medical Center. He has served as the Chairman of The Economic Development Commission of the City of Chicago, the Board of Trustees of the City Colleges of Chicago, the Chicago Central Area Committee, and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. He served as a Director of Helene Curtis. He has served as Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education. He was named Crain's Chicago Business Executive of the Year in 1988. In 2006, he was a candidate for Governor of the State of Illinois. Mr. Gidwitz is a graduate of Brown University.

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