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Nicholson, James B. "Jim"
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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | James B. "Jim" Nicholson |
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Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan , United States |
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| Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
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| Info | James B. Nicholson is president and chief executive officer of PVS Chemicals, Inc., an international manufacturer and marketer of water treatment and other chemical products. Headquartered in Detroit since its founding in 1945, PVS employs 850 people worldwide in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Before joining PVS in 1972, Nicholson held positions with The First National Bank of Chicago in London, England and Dublin, Ireland.
Mr. Nicholson is Chairman of the Board of the Amerisure Companies and a member of the boards of the Handleman Company and Standard Federal Bank, (ABN-AMRO), which he will chair effective April 1, 2005. He is Chairman of the Board of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, chair of the metropolitan area's Tourism Economic Development Council and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Detroit Renaissance. Nicholson is a current member and past chairman of the boards of the Wayne County Airport Authority, Detroit Public Television, The McGregor Fund, the Michigan Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit. He also serves on The Council of the Graduate School of Business at The University of Chicago.
Nicholson was appointed by Governor John Engler to chair the Michigan Strategic Fund and to serve as a member of the Secchia Commission and on the board of the Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority.
Mr. Nicholson earned his BA in Economics from Stanford University in 1965 and his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1967. In 1968 he received a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics.
A Detroit native, Nicholson and his wife Ann reside in Grosse Pointe Farms.
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