Twenty-three-year old John McKeen came to Pfizer in 1926 after earning a degree in chemical engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. His first job was to put his chemical know-how to use in evaluating anticorrosive paints and coatings on plant equipment. Thus began a 47-year, up-through-the-ranks career that saw McKeen serving as president from 1949 to 1965, as chairman from 1950 to 1968, and as a director from 1942 until his retirement in 1973 at the age of 70.
Twenty-three-year old John McKeen came to Pfizer in 1926 after earning a degree in chemical engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. His first job was to put his chemical know-how to use in evaluating anticorrosive paints and coatings on plant equipment. Thus began a 47-year, up-through-the-ranks career that saw McKeen serving as president from 1949 to 1965, as chairman from 1950 to 1968, and as a director from 1942 until his retirement in 1973 at the age of 70.
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