Background
Smith, Charles Whitley was born on January 27, 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Walter Grey and Ada Rachel (Tucker) Smith.
Smith, Charles Whitley was born on January 27, 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Walter Grey and Ada Rachel (Tucker) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1933.
Assistant to vice president H. T. Poindexter & Sons Merchandise Company, 1933-1934. Sales promotion Hills Brothers Coffee, Inc., 1934-1936. Distribution analyst General Electric Company, 1936-1944.
Management consultant McKinsey & Company, New York City, 1944-1956. Senior consultant McKinsey & Company, Inc., 1956-1959. Director distribution planning and research National Biscuit Company (now R. J Reynolds Tobacco Company-Nabisco Inc.), 1959-1978.
President Distribution by Design, Inc., from 1979. Former chairman distribution statistics committee Federal Statistics Users Conference. Member Council on Marketing Research of The Conference Board.
Member American Marketing Association (national treasurer 1952-1955, vice president 1955-1956, president 1956-1957), American Statistical Association, Council Logistics Management (chairman finance committee, chairman research committee) Clubs: Sales Executives New York (member, former chairman research committee).
Married Mary Kathryn Cotten, November 5, 1938. Children: Kathryn Hunnicutt, Sarah Tucker.