[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[April 11, 1991]
[Page 361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Preston Moore To Be Chief Financial Officer of the 
Department of Commerce
April 11, 1991

    The President today announced his intention to nominate Preston 
Moore, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
Commerce in Washington, DC. This is a new position.
    Since 1984 Mr. Moore has served as president of Wilson Industries, 
Inc., in Houston, TX. Prior to this, Mr. Moore served with Wilson 
Business Products, Systems & Services, Inc., in Houston, TX, in several 
capacities: chairman and chief executive officer, 1983-1984; president 
and chief operating officer, 1976-1982; and vice president and director, 
1961-1976. From 1975 to 1979, Mr. Moore served as president and chief 
executive officer of the Graham Realty Co., in Houston, TX.
    Mr. Moore graduated from the University of Texas (B.A., 1954). He 
was born August 7, 1931, in Houston, TX. Mr. Moore served in the U.S. 
Air Force, 1954-1956. Mr. Moore is married, has two children, and 
resides in Houston, TX.