- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Lodwrick M. Cook
Atlantic Richfield Company
1985 - 1995
Utilities & Energy
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1928
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Louisiana State University |
| Graduate | MBA, Southern Methodist University |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1928 |
| Birthplace | Louisiana (LA) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Professional |
During his tenure as CEO, Cook helped to develop the Alaska oil reserves and the Alaska pipeline and was a pioneer in the development of cleaner-burning gasoline. These endeavors helped ARCO to double its market share on the West Coast while achieving record level profitability (over $2 billion).