Background
Pugh, Edmund Wright was born on January 15, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edmund Wright and Wanda Elizabeth (Holley) Pugh.
Pugh, Edmund Wright was born on January 15, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edmund Wright and Wanda Elizabeth (Holley) Pugh.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1941; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1943.
Assistant dean, Graduate School Business Administration, Harvard, 1946-1948; assistant to treasurer, The Coca-Cola Company, 1948-1949; assistant treasurer, The Coca-Cola Company, 1949-1952; treasurer, The Coca-Cola Company, 1952-1959; vice president, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1959-1965; administrative vice-president, director, Lever Brothers Company, 1965-1967; vice president finance and corporation strategy, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, 1967-1969; vice president corporation planning, Avon Products, Inc., 1969-1972; vice president finance, Avon Products, Inc., 1972-1981; senior vice president finance, Avon Products, Inc., 1981-1985; finance consultant, 1985-1988; chief operating officer, Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church, New York City, 1988-1990; special projects officer, Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church, New York City, since 1990.
Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Chi.
Married Patricia Ann Padgett, September 17, 1945. Children: David Francis, James Richard, Elizabeth Louise.