Donald E. Noble was a former CEO of Rubbermaid from 1959 up to his retirement in 1980. During his tenure, Rubbermaid made the transformation from rubber products to plastic products, increased sales and developed a business plan which provided innovation through research and development. Donald E. Noble was a noted benefactor to the College of Wooster, his alma mater. He also quietly made many philanthropic gifts to the local community, often anonymously. With his wife Alice he formed the Donald and Alice Noble Foundation in Wooster, Ohio. He also helped found TechniGraphics, Inc. a mapping and engineering services company in Wooster, Ohio.
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