▁holding ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁management ▁positions , ▁including ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁as ▁vice ▁chairman , ▁H ought on ▁was ▁elected ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁of ▁Cor ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁Emer it us ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁and ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁non - exec utive ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁transition ed ▁his ▁role ▁of ▁CE O ▁to ▁Wend ell ▁P . ▁We eks ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁also ▁transition ed ▁his ▁Chair man ▁role ▁to ▁We eks . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁fellow ▁of ▁Harvard ▁College , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Corpor ate ▁board ▁service ▁ ▁H ought on ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁corpor ate ▁bo ards ▁including : ▁Cor ning ▁In cor por ated , ▁Ex x on M obil ▁Corporation , ▁Met Life , ▁Inc ., ▁Cor ning ▁Museum ▁of ▁G lass , ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁the ▁Pier pont ▁Morgan ▁Library , ▁and ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6