Rawleigh Warner, Jr.

Rawleigh Warner Jr. (February 13, 1921 – June 26, 2013) was an American business executive, who was president of Mobil from 1965 to 1969 and chairman and chief executive officer from 1969 to 1986. He was recipient of the 1984 Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.

Early life Rawleigh Warner Jr. was born February 13, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, to Rawleigh Warner and Dorothy Haskins Warner. He grew up in the northern parts of Chicago (Evanston and Winnetka).

Career Military service He served in the United States Army during World War II as a Field Artillery officer with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy.

In 1953, Warner was recruited to join Socony-Vacuum Oil Company as the assistant to the vice president of finance in one of the company's divisions based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He later transferred to the parent company as its economics department manager. Later he managed Socony's Middle East department and was elected regional vice president of Mobil International Oil Company, one of Socony's divisions, in 1964. After only twelve years working for Socony, Warner was elected president of the renamed Socony Mobil Oil Company on January 1, 1965, replacing Herbert Willetts. On September 1, 1969, Warner was elected chairman and CEO of Mobil, replacing Albert Nickerson.

He is attributed as leading Mobil's corporate sponsorship. Warner helped start Mobil's sponsorship of PBS's Masterpiece Theatre, a relationship that spanned from the 1970s to 2004.

Other efforts Warner was heavily involved with Princeton University, including serving as a trustee of Princeton University from 1968 to 1972 and being a member of the Resources Committee from 1981 to 1996.

Personal life Warner married Mary Ann deClairmont in 1946 and together they had two daughters, Alison and Suzanne. Honorary degree from Princeton University, 1984 Honorary degree from Marietta College Honorary degree from Pace University Gold Medal Award, American Petroleum Institute