Christopher Boleslaw Hrut
Sales and marketing executive
Born Apr. 18, 1958, Szczecin, Poland; came to U.S., 1986; son of Zdzislaw and Halina (Maj).
Education: Master of Science of Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), 1982, Master of Science (M.S.) (in mathematics), 1983, Technical University of Gdansk (Poland); Master of Science (M.S.) (in engineering), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (MA), 1987; Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Harvard Business School, Boston (MA), 1989.
Career: project manager, Gdansk Shipyard, 1983-86, Fuji Xerox, Tokyo (Japan), 1988: managing executive, Network Equipment Technology, Redwood City (CA), 1989-90; general manager, Trimble Navigation, 1990 -, director, Navigation Technologies, 1993 -, Sunnyvale (CA).
Author: high technology projects
Member of: founder, Harvard Club of Hungarian, Budapest; founder, chairman, Harvard Club of Polish, Warsaw, Harvard Club of Czechs, Prague; vice president, Harvard Business School of Northern California; Commonwealth Club; Harvard and MIT Club of Northern California; Ivy Club.
Honors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sigma; scholarship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1986-87; fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1986-87, Harvard Business School, 1987-89.
Affiliation: Independent, Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French, Spanish, German, Japanese
Hobbies: golf, skiing, swimming
Home: 1000 Escalon Ave. E-2040, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996