Charles Robert Kidder, born 1945, was chairman and CEO of 3Stone Advisors LLC, and is now chairman of Chrysler Group LLC and has previously served as CEO of Duracell

Duracell

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, CEO of Borden, Inc., and serves on the board of Merck

Merck

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 and Morgan Stanley

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At the time of his appointment, Kidder was Chairman and CEO of 3Stone Advisors LLC, an investment firm that focuses on clean-tech companies. He holds an M.S. Industrial Economics from Iowa State University

Iowa State University

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 and a B.S. Industrial Engineering from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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. Kidder is an alumnus of Lambda Chi Alpha

Lambda Chi Alpha

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 Fraternity, having been initiated at its Michigan chapter as an undergraduate.

He resides with his family in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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