We are herewith compiling a list of Torrington Company Presidents whether CEO, General Managers, whatever title held, who were the number one executives located at the corporate HQ in Torrington, CT as well as the term of service in that capacity.
It would also be of interest to have a side by side listing, since being acquired by Ingersoll Rand in 1968, of the IR people who were the direct reports to the William L. Wearly, D. Wayne Hallstein, Thomas Holmes, Theodore Black, James E. Perella etc but had the responsibility for Torrington.
.....Torrington....................Dates of Service................. IR Officers
.....Presidents.......................as President.................... Responsible
Achille F. Migeon..............1866- +30 years
Charles Alvord..................1866-1893 Secretary/Treasurer
................................................................. (de facto CEO)
..........................................1893-1898 served as First
.................................................................Vice President,
................................................................ largest shareholder
John F. Alvord...................1898-1910 succeeded father
............................................1910-1924 managed Company
.............................................................. in absentia from NYC
William R. Reid.................1924-1946
Lester J. Ross...................1946-1953 (died while in office)
Walter C. Thompson. ......1953-1959
Milton E. Berglund...........1959-1967
W.R. (Bob) Reid, Jr..........1967-1974 son of William R. Reid
Raymond G. O’Connell....1974-1981............... D. Wayne Hallstein
...............................................................................Bill Mackie
...........................................................................Thomas Holmes
Thomas E. Bennett...........1981-1991................Thomas Holmes
James E. Perrella ..............1991- (for about 6 months)
J. Frank Travis..................1991-1994
Allen M. Nixon...................1994-2001
Successor..???????..............2001-2003
P.S. approximate dates are better than none
Monday, May 28, 2007
Introduction to this blog
This past March, I happened to drive down Field St. in Torrington, CT. To my amazement, there wasn't a single car in the adjoining parking lots and not a soul about. It struck me hard, The Torrington Company founded in 1866, was no more. I proceeded around the corner down North St, there was finally some sign of life at its corner with Prospect St.
The surrounding parking lots here were full, plenty of activity.. A sign on the newer section of the six story Standard Plant showed “RBC Bearings“. That’s a former Torrington employee, Mike Hartnett’s company. He and his company are more than surviving, they seem to be doing fine here and around the country.
Back in 2003, Ingersoll Rand sold off most of all the parts of The Torrington Company to The Timken Company which, in a move to eliminate redundancies and generate economies, has physically removed and integrated the Torrington Connecticut operations into its own.
I am sure many employees of the Ingersoll Rand / Torrington group have survived at Timken. For us on the outside, simply, The Torrington Company is gone.
In this blog we will delve into the history of the once flourishing Torrington Company and as much as all of you can contribute, lay out “what happened”. Participation in this blog will be key to its survival. We invite your suggestions and comments.
To start matters off , as our first subject, we will compile a list of Torrington’s Presidents/CEOs. Our second subject will be a timeline of Major Events. Of course, in all of the subjects laid out, we will invite your comments.
I will personally moderate the incoming Comments to eliminate the crazies, but I assure you any comments that are not offensive will be published.
Norm Massicotte
The surrounding parking lots here were full, plenty of activity.. A sign on the newer section of the six story Standard Plant showed “RBC Bearings“. That’s a former Torrington employee, Mike Hartnett’s company. He and his company are more than surviving, they seem to be doing fine here and around the country.
Back in 2003, Ingersoll Rand sold off most of all the parts of The Torrington Company to The Timken Company which, in a move to eliminate redundancies and generate economies, has physically removed and integrated the Torrington Connecticut operations into its own.
I am sure many employees of the Ingersoll Rand / Torrington group have survived at Timken. For us on the outside, simply, The Torrington Company is gone.
In this blog we will delve into the history of the once flourishing Torrington Company and as much as all of you can contribute, lay out “what happened”. Participation in this blog will be key to its survival. We invite your suggestions and comments.
To start matters off , as our first subject, we will compile a list of Torrington’s Presidents/CEOs. Our second subject will be a timeline of Major Events. Of course, in all of the subjects laid out, we will invite your comments.
I will personally moderate the incoming Comments to eliminate the crazies, but I assure you any comments that are not offensive will be published.
Norm Massicotte
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