Harold A. Sorgenti

Harold A.
Sorgenti
Year
1989
Subject
Leadership
Award
Ward
Affiliation
ARCO Chemical Company | Freedom Chemical Company | Sorgenti Investment Partners
Citation
For contributions through ARCO Chemical Company to industrial progress.

Harold A. Sorgenti received his B.S. in chemical engineering from City College of New York in 1956 and his M.S. from Ohio State University in 1959.

Mr. Sorgenti was president of ARCO Chemical Company from 1979 until 1987. In 1987, he became president and chief executive officer when the company went public. He holds 10 U.S. patents which led to the commercialization of four new chemical processes, including one that is the basis of ARCO Chemical's position as a leading producer of propylene oxide.

Mr. Sorgenti co-founded Freedom Chemical Company in 1991 and built it into a broadly based specialty chemical company. By 1998, the company operated 11 manufacturing sites worldwide. When it was sold to B. F. Goodrich, Mr. Sorgenti formed Sorgenti Investment Partners to pursue other chemical investment opportunities.

Mr. Sorgenti is the president of the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Society of Chemical Industry. He has served as chairman to many organizations, including the Chemical Manufactures Association and the Society of Chemical Industry, and is currently chairman of the board of the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Information as of 1998