William Henderson
71st United States Postmaster General
In office
May 16, 1998 – May 31, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byMarvin Travis Runyon
Succeeded byJohn E. Potter
Personal details
Born (1947-06-16) June 16, 1947
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS)

William J. Henderson (born June 16, 1947) served as the United States Postmaster General from 1998 to 2001.

Education

Henderson graduated with a degree in industrial relations from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

Career

Henderson served in the U.S. Army.[1]

After many years of rising through the ranks of the United States Postal Service, Henderson was appointed as the United States Postmaster General by the Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, effective May 16, 1998.[2] He was the fifth career employee to lead the world's largest postal system.[1] On May 31, 2001, Henderson's contract as the United States Postmaster General expired and he stepped down.[3]

In January 2006, Henderson became the chief operations officer at Netflix.[4][1]

Henderson is a director of LiveRamp. His total 2010 remuneration for this role was $100,000.[5]

In 2011, Henderson founded Hold The Eye Images, Inc.[6]

Awards

Personal life

Henderson enjoys photography.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "TopVet: William J. Henderson, Netflix & USPS". veteransadvantage.com. March 1, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "List of Postmasters General". usps.com. February 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Campanelli, Melissa (January 26, 2001). "Update: Henderson Officially Will Call It Quits as PMG". dmnews.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Netflix Names Former PMG Henderson Operations Chief". chiefmarketer.com. January 19, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ "William J. Henderson Profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Hold The Eye Images". hteiw.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Incorporated, Prime. "National Academy of Public Administration". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  8. ↑ "William Henderson". wmjhendersonphotography.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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