Nolan Archibald
Nolan Archibald is the Chief Executive Officer and Black & Decker Corp., a position he held since 1986. He also served as Chairman of the Board since 1987 and President since September 1985.
Black and Decker Corp. is a Maryland-based global manufacturer of quality power tools, hardware and home improvement products. Its power tools and home improvement products are marketed in more than 100 countries under the Black & Decker® brand. Its high-performance power tools, accessories, industrial equipment and laser products under the DEWALT®, Porter-Cable®, and Delta® brands. In 2004, it posted sales amounting to $5.4 billion.
Prior to his top post at Black & Decker, he previously served in executive positions of the following companies: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of BDK Holdings Inc.; Corporate Senior Vice President and President of Consumer Durables Group, Conroy Inc.; Vice President of Marketing at Beatrice Companies Inc.; President of Del Mar Window Coverings; and President of Stiffel Lamp Company.
Archibald also served as Director for various companies including Brunswick Corp, Huntsman International LLC and Lockheed Martin Corporation. He also sat on the National Advisory Council for Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management.
For his corporate leadership, Archibald received the American Marketing Association’s Edison Achievement Award for his contributions to product innovation and marketing excellence. He was named by Forbes as one of America’s top ten most sought-after executives and BusinessWeek’s top six managers in U.S. business.
Nolan Archibald is a talented athlete and a church leader. At his undergraduate studies in Weber State University, he was an All-American basketball player. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Weber in 1968, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1970.
He is a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). He served as a bishop and president of the church’s Washington D.C. Stake and as an area seventy in 2008.