Ray Anderson
Businessperson, Author
1934 – 2011
Who was Ray Anderson?
Ray C. Anderson was founder and chairman of Interface Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of modular carpet for commercial and residential applications and a leading producer of commercial broadloom and commercial fabrics. He was "known in environmental circles for his advanced and progressive stance on industrial ecology and sustainability."Anderson died on August 8, 2011, twenty months after being diagnosed with cancer. On July 28, 2012, Anderson’s family re-launched the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. with a new purpose.
Originally created to fund Ray Anderson’s personal philanthropic giving, family members announced the rebirth and refocus of the Foundation on Anderson’s birthday, nearly one year after his 2011 death. The purpose of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation is to perpetuate shared values and continue the legacy that Anderson left behind. The Ray C. Anderson Foundation is a not-for-profit 5013 organization whose mission is to create a brighter, sustainable world through the funding of innovative projects that promote and advance the concepts of sustainable production and consumption.
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- Born
- Jul 28, 1934
West Point - Also known as
- Ray C. Anderson
- Ray Christie Anderson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Employment
- Chairman, Interface, Inc.
(1973 - 2011/08/08) - Interface Europe, Ltd
( - 2011/08/08)
- Chairman, Interface, Inc.
- Died
- Aug 8, 2011
Atlanta
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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