Herkimer High School Alumni
Herkimer, New York (NY)
Alumni Stories
John Panaraites
Class of 1952
I attended Syracuse University and then Boston College with a MBA in 1965.
I was a pilot in the US Airforce and rached the finished as a Captain.
After the Airforce I became President & CEO of several manufacturing companies.
I have managed companies in England, Germany and Japan. I have done 52 Acquistions around the world. I have managed companies as small as $26 million dollars and as large as $150 million. My major field was transitioning under performing manufacturing companies into world class competitors. I retired in 2003 and living in Asheville, North Carolina with my wife Barbara form Whitesboro, NY.
I was a pilot in the US Airforce and rached the finished as a Captain.
After the Airforce I became President & CEO of several manufacturing companies.
I have managed companies in England, Germany and Japan. I have done 52 Acquistions around the world. I have managed companies as small as $26 million dollars and as large as $150 million. My major field was transitioning under performing manufacturing companies into world class competitors. I retired in 2003 and living in Asheville, North Carolina with my wife Barbara form Whitesboro, NY.

Recent Members
Carmen Peruzzi | 1966 |
Carolyn Rockwell Carolyn Butler | 1975 |
Daniel J Walsh Daniel J Walsh | 1977 |
John Stefaniak | 1977 |
Louis J | 1982 |
Michael A Ricci Michael A Ricci | 1975 |
Nancy Hodgson Hodgson | 1968 |
William Pratt | 1957 |
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