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Chairman and chief executive officer, 3M

Nationality: American.

Born: August 22, 1949, in Providence, Rhode Island.

Education: Yale University, BA, 1971; Harvard University, MBA, 1975.

Family: Son of Walter James McNerney (professor of public health); married (first wife's name unknown; divorced); married Haity; children: three (first marriage), two (second marriage).

Career: Procter & Gamble, 1975–1978, brand manager; McKinsey & Company, 1978–1982, senior manager; GE Mobile Communications, 1982–1988, general manager; GE...