Background
Meendsen, Fred Charles was born on October 28, 1933 in Garden City, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Herman and Charlotte Mabel (Reiss) Meendsen.
Meendsen, Fred Charles was born on October 28, 1933 in Garden City, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Herman and Charlotte Mabel (Reiss) Meendsen.
Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University,1954. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1956.
Member marketing and sales management department Velsicol Chemical Corporation, Chicago, 1957-1963. With Bestfoods International, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1963-1996. President subsidiary Peterson/Puritan, Inc., Danville, Illinois, 1977-1983, Canada Starch Company, 1983-1984, vice president parent company, 1983-1996, president North America region corn wet milling division, 1984-1988, vice president corporation affairs, 1988-1993, vice president government affairs, 1994-1996.
Director Canada Starch Company, 1983-1988. Chairman Casco Company, 1983-1985. Member United States Chamber of Commerce Canada Relations Committee, 1986-1996, Food and Agriculture Committee, 1988-1996.
Secretary Agriculture Advisory Communications on Trade, 1987-1992.
President Colgate University Alumni Corporation, 1991-1993, board directors, since 1988. Trustee Colgate University, 1993-1999, trustee emeritus, since 1999. Governor Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, since 1997, vice chairman 2004-2006, chairman 2006-2008.
Director Memorial Hospital, Easton, Maryland, 1997-1999. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1956-1959.
Married Nancy Lou Gross, November 16, 1957. Children: Fred Charles, Martha Anne.