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Keiser Industries company history timeline

1882

Henry J. Kaiser, in full Henry John Kaiser, (born May 9, 1882, Sprout Brook, N.Y., United States—died Aug.

1913

In 1913 Kaiser was working for a gravel and cement dealer in Washington when one of his clients, a Canadian road-building company, went out of business.

1939

To supply the more than 6,000,000 barrels of cement needed for the Shasta Dam, he erected a cement plant in Permanente, Calif., and a nine-mile conveyor belt across a mountain to the dam site in 1939.

1941

In 1941–42, he built the only integrated steel mill on the west coast of the United States, to make steel for his shipyards.

1942

In 1942 Kaiser established the first health maintenance organization for his shipyard employees.

1944

He established Kaiser Gypsum in 1944.

1955

Indra Nooyi, (born October 28, 1955, Madras [now Chennai], India), Indian-born American businesswoman who was instrumental in the lucrative restructuring and diversification of soft-drink manufacturer PepsiCo, Inc.’s brands.

1976

In 1976 Dennis' brother Randy joined him and a year later they formed Keiser Corporation.

1977

Keiser University was founded by Doctor Arthur Keiser and Evelyn Keiser in 1977, when they set out to create a University to better serve adult learners seeking a career-focused education.

If Kaiser had gotten 400,000 more tons of business in 1977, said Mark T. Anthony, Kaiser Steel's president, “It would have made the difference between losing $46 million before taxes on our steel business and making a profit.”

2001

In 2001 she was named president and chief financial officer of the company.

2019

The following year it was announced that Nooyi would be stepping down as CEO in October and as chairman of the board in early 2019.

2021

Nooyi’s memoir, My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future, was published in 2021.

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