William R. Newlin

William R. Newlin

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William R. Newlin is Chairman of Newlin Investment Company, which he founded in 2007. He was chairman of Xibus Systems until it merged with Flourityx. He was also a director until sold of Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:MTOR) a global leader in solutions for cleaner water; Chairman until sold of Meritor, Inc. (NYSE:MTOR); past Chairman of Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT). He is currently Chairman of Sharp Theraputics, a genetic drug discovery company, and a director of other technology companies. Bill was Chief Administrative Officer for DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Buchanan Ingersoll, which was one of the 100 largest law firms in the U.S. Bill also was a founder of the Pittsburgh Technology Council and one of the founders of the CEO Venture Funds.  
Pittsburgh Magazine named him in 1999 among the “Most Influential Pittsburghers of the Century.” The National Law Journal twice recognized him as one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers of America.”
Mr. Newlin graduated from Princeton University and the University of Pittsburgh Law School and received its distinguished alumni award. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of business administration degree from Robert  Morris University.
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