Born: 01/25/1947
Inducted: 10/26/1996
Timothy E. Hoeksema is chairman, president and
chief executive officer of Midwest Airlines, Inc., a
publicly held company, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr.
Hoeksema was named president when the airline was incorporated in
March, 1983. At that time, Midwest Express was a wholly owned
subsidiary of K-C Aviation, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of
consumer products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Hoeksema joined Kimberly-Clark in 1969, serving
first as a first officer in the company's air transportation
operations and in 1974 was named chief pilot. In 1977 he
was promoted to director of air transportation for Kimberly-Clark
Corporation and president of K-C Aviation. After being named
president of Midwest Express Airlines in 1983 he was also appointed
president of Kimberly-Clarks' transportation sector in January,
1988.
Mr. Hoeksema began his aviation career in 1968 as
a flight instructor for the University of Illinois at Champaign. He
was graduated summa cum laude from Western Michigan University in
1972 with a B.S. degree in aviation engineering technology. In 1977,
on a Kimberly-Clark scholarship to the University of Chicago
Executive Program he obtained a master's degree in business
administration.
Mr.
Hoeksema is on the board of directors of Skyway Airlines operating
as Midwest Connect, the
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, the Greater
Milwaukee Committee, the Marcus Corporation, the Air Transport
Association and is a member of the Board of Trustees at the Medical College of
Wisconsin. He and his wife Jan and their family live in the
Milwaukee area.
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