Robert L. Shell Jr.
( Born in 1943 )

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Born in Logan, West Virginia, in 1943, Bob Shell entered his family's Manufacturing businesses ---- Guyan Machunery and Permco ---- in 1968. He quickly grew the kydraulic pump operations into a thriving interational success that today stretches from the Ubired States to China. In 1989 he moved the compamy's corporate headquarters to Huntington and became active in the community. He has served on numerous boards including stints as chairman of the Marshall University Board of Governors and the Marshall Artists Series. He has been a generous donor to more than 100 charities including Marshall University, St. Mary's Medical Center, United Way, local law enforcement and various children causes. He has been honored numerous times, including induction into thr Huntington Wall of Fame, MU Business Hall of Fame and WVU Business Hall of Fame. As Shell once said, "The best thing about making money is it gives you the ability to make a difference in the livs of others."

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