Primary Job Title Chairman of the Board of Directors Primary Organization Avnet
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male Also Known As William Schumann
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William H. Schumann, III, was elected to the Avnet board in 2010. In November 2012, William Schumann was elected as Avnet’s Chairman of the Board.
He served as Chief Financial Officer of FMC Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions for the energy industry and other industrial markets, worldwide, from 2001 until his
retirement from that position in November 2011.
William Schumann joined FMC Corporation in 1981 as Director of Pension Investments and served in various management positions throughout that decade including Treasurer in 1987.
William Schumann was named Vice President of Corporate Development in 1998 and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FMC Corporation from 1999 until the creation and spin off of FMC Technologies in 2001.
Before joining FMC Corporation, William Schumann was with Sunkist Growers, Inc. and Hughes Helicopter.In 2010, William Schumann was voted one of the top CFO’s in oilfield service and equipment by sell side analysts.
William Schumann earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering at the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master’s Degree in Management Science from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
William Schumann also serves on the board of directors of AMCOL International (NYSE:ACO), a leading international producer of value-added specialty minerals, and McDermott International (NYSE:MDR), a leading engineering, procurement, construction and installation company focused on executing complex offshore oil and gas projects worldwide.
William Schumann serves in an ex-officio capacity on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.
