Awards & Recognition
★Praised by Warren Buffett as 'business artist' and key advisor
★Recognized for transforming Melville Corp from $180M to $7B in revenues
★Founding trustee of Inner-City Scholarship Fund
Notable Facts
→CEO of Melville Corporation for 20+ years, growing revenues from $180M to $7B
→Transformed Melville from shoe company into retail empire including CVS, Marshall's, Kay-Bee Toys
→Became CEO of H.H. Brown Shoe Company in 1990 after retirement
→Company sold to Berkshire Hathaway in 1991, stayed as Chairman at Warren Buffett's request
→Buffett called him 'sensational human being and great manager'
→Served on boards of Bankers Trust, Black & Decker, Neiman Marcus, Dunkin' Donuts
→Key advisor to Warren Buffett on retail investments
→Died in 2015 at age 94, lived in Rye, NY