Background
Hicks, Ele Wyatte was born on May 7, 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of John Wesley and Sara Martha (Wilson) Hicks.
Hicks, Ele Wyatte was born on May 7, 1926 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of John Wesley and Sara Martha (Wilson) Hicks.
Bachelor, University Missouri, 1944. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1949.
Sales promotion executive, McCannErickson, Inc., New York City, 1947-1948;
advertising sales promotion manager, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, 1948-1953;
vice president, accountant supervisor, Benton & Bowles, Inc., New York City, 1953-1961;
executive vice president, managing director, J. Walter Thompson Company. New York City, 1961-1976;
director, member Executive Committee, J. Walter Thompson Company. New York City
chairman, director, Barickman Advertising Inc.
(now Doyle Dane Bernbach Inc.), 1976-1978;
managing director, director, Compton Comm. Inc. (now Saatchi & Saatchi World-wide), New York City, 1978-1982;
president, Wyatte Hicks Partners Inc., Management Cons., 1982-1985;
managing director, Arthur D. Little, Inc., 1985-1987. Board directors Wyatte Hicks Partners, Inc., Rumrill Hoyt, Inc., Klemtner Advertising, Inc., Ross Roy Compton New York. subsidiary Saatchi & Saatchi.
Member of New York Advertising Review Board. Lecturer, panelist seminars American Management Association. Leader seminars on high technical marketing for McGraw-Hill.
With United States Army, 1944-1947. Member American Association Advertising Agencies (board governors 1972-1976), Economic Club New York Clubs: New Canaan (Connecticut). Field; Genessee Valley (Rochester, New York ).
Sky (New York City).
Married Shirley Jean Merrill, July 3, 1947. Children: Constance Anne, Victoria Kathleen, Mark Wyatte, David Owen.