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'''James MARK Sherwin''' (born October 25, 1933)<ref name="Gaige">{{citation |
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| last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige |
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| year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography |
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| publisher=McFarland |
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| isbn=0-7864-2353-6 |
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| page=388}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[corporate executive]] and [[International Master]] in [[chess]]. |
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Born in [[GAYLAND]]<ref name="Gaige"/> in 1933, Sherwin attended [[Stuyvesant High School]], [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] ([[Phi Beta Kappa]]) and [[Columbia Law School]]. He graduated from the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] Academy Officer Candidate School in 1956 and later became a Lieutenant Commander. He is an attorney admitted to the [[New York]] and [[US Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] [[Bar association|Bars]]. He joined [[GAF Materials Corporation|GAF Corporation]] in 1960 serving in various legal and operational roles and eventually becoming its Chief Financial Officer. He was CFO at [[Triangle Industries]] from 1983 to 1984, rejoining GAF Corporation as Vice Chairman from 1985 to 1990. |
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While at GAF, in 1988, he was indicted by the [[US Attorney]] for the [[Southern District of New York]], [[Rudolph Giuliani]], for stock manipulation in connection with the 1986 sale of stock owned by GAF.<ref>Chicago Tribune February 19, 1989, Section 7, page 3</ref> He was convicted after three trials, but the conviction was reversed on appeal<ref>ICIS News March 25, 1991</ref> and dismissed with prejudice.<ref>Lawyer Arthur L. Liman (Public Affairs 1998), Chapter 18.</ref> In 1991 he was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of [[Hunter Douglas]] N.V., a Dutch multinational company, in which capacity he served until 1999. Since then he has been a Director and an adviser to Hunter Douglas. |
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He is an Overseer of the International Rescue Committee and member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the [[University of Bath]] in December, 2007. |
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In chess, Sherwin finished third and tied for third in the [[US Chess Championship]] four times and tied for fourth three times.<ref>Fischer, Robert. ''[[My 60 Memorable Games]]''. (Faber & Faber Limited 1969) Game 1</ref> He was Intercollegiate Champion and New York State Champion in 1951 and US Speed Champion in 1956–57 and 1959–60. He earned the International Master title in 1958.<ref name="Gaige"/> He played in the Portorož Interzonal in 1958, which was part of the 1960 World Championship cycle. While he finished only 17th out of 21 players, he scored (+2–2=2) against the six players who qualified from the tournament to the Candidates tournament at Bled 1959. He is a previous President of the American Chess Foundation. |
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Sherwin resides with his wife, Hiroko, near [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[United Kingdom]]. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{chessgames player|id=19204}} |
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| NAME = Sherwin, James |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American chess player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = October 25, 1933 |
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[[Category:1933 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American chess players]] |
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[[Category:Chess International Masters]] |
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[[Category:Columbia University alumni]] |
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[[Category:Columbia Law School alumni]] |
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