Reginald Fessenden
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-born inventor, who did a majority of his work in the United States and also claimed U.S. citizenship through his American-born father. During his life he received hundreds of patents in various fields, most notably ones related to radio and sonar.
Robert L. Genillard
During the last twenty years, Genillard has also been quite active in industry, notably with ties to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group, an industrial employing some 20.000 people worldwide at the time, having led the parent company, TBG Holdings N.V. as its Chief Executive from 1977 to 1983, and having served as Deputy Chairman of its Supervisory Board between 1971 and 1994.
Since 1983, his principal activity has been as an independent corporate director and investor. He has served as a director or advisor on the boards of various companies of international significance, among which Alusuisse (Vice-Chairman), American Express 
Company, Cabot Corporation International Board, Clariden Bank ( Later Clariden Leu) (Founder-Chairman – Honorary Chairman), Compagnie des Machines Bull, Credit Suisse Group (Vice-Chairman), Credit Suisse[2] (Vice-Chairman), Credit Suisse First Boston (Vice-Chairman), Corning Inc. (now Director Emeritus), Honeywell International, Novartis, and Société des Bains de Mer (SBM). Geinllard died on 18 September 2016 at the age of 87.