Irvine Company

Historical note

1926 Raymond L. Watson born in Seattle, WA 1951 Receives B.A. in Architecture from UC Berkeley 1953 Receives M.A. in Architecture from UC Berkeley 1960 Joins The Irvine Company as chief planner 1964 Named Vice President, Planning for The Irvine Company 1966 Named Vice President, Land Development Division of The Irvine Company 1968 Named Senior Vice President, Land Development Division of The Irvine Company 1970 Named Executive Vice President of The Irvine Company 1973 Named Acting CEO upon death of William R. Mason 1973 Appointed President and CEO by The Irvine Company board 1977 Resigns from The Irvine Company 1977 Co-founds Newport Development Company, serves as president and partner 1983 Named Vice Chairman of the Board, The Walt Disney Company 1983 Named Chairman of the Board, The Walt Disney Company 1983 Rejoins Board of The Irvine Company 1984 Resigns as Chairman of The Walt Disney Company 1986 Named Vice Chairman of The Irvine Company 2003 Retires from The Irvine Company, remains a board member 2004 Donates his papers to UCI Libraries 2005 Pedestrian bridge at UCI named Raymond L. Watson Bridge 2011 Donates an additional portion of his papers to UCI Libraries

Biography

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