As per our current Database, Lewis Platt has been died on Sep 8, 2005 (age 64).
When Lewis Platt die, Lewis Platt was 64 years old.
| Popular As | Lewis Platt |
| Occupation | Business Executive |
| Age | 64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 11, 1941 (Johnson City, NY) |
| Birthday | April 11 |
| Town/City | Johnson City, NY |
| Nationality | NY |
Lewis Platt’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Lewis Platt was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Notable for increasing Hewlett-Packard's revenue by nearly two hundred percent during his time with the computer company, Platt replaced John A. Young as C.E.O. and David Packard as Chairman of the Board in the early 1990s.
After earning an undergraduate mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University, he received his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
In the early 2000s, he briefly headed Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates and also held a high-ranking position with the Boeing company.
With his first wife, Susan, he had daughters named Caryn and Laura; following his wife's death of cancer in 1981, he was a single parent to his young children. He and his second wife, Joan, raised two more daughters: Amanda and Hillary.
President Bill Clinton made Platt chairman of the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy Negotiations' World Trade Organization Task Force.
