Background
Edens, Gary Denton was born on January 6, 1942 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Edwin and Pauline Amanda Edens.
Edens, Gary Denton was born on January 6, 1942 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Edwin and Pauline Amanda Edens.
Bachelor of Science, U. North Carolina, 1964. Account executive PAMS Prodns., Dallas, 1965-1967. Account executive Station WKIX, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1967-1969.
General manager Station KOY, Phoenix, 1970-1981.
Senior vice president Harte-Hanks Radio, Incorporated., Phoenix, 1978-1981, president, chief Executive officer,1981-1984. Chairman, chief Executive officer Edens Broadcasting, Incorporated., 1984;director Great Western Bank & Trust Arizona, 1975-1986, Citibank Arizona, 1986, Inter-Tel, Incorporated., 1994.
Chairman The Hanover Companies, Incorporated., 1995. Board of directors Valley Big Brothers, 1972-1980, Arizona State University Foundation, since 1979, COMPAS, since 1979, Men"s Arts Council, 1975-1978.
Named One of Three Outstanding Young Men, Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1973.
Entrepreneurial fellow U. Arizona, 1989.
Account executive PAMS Productions, Dallas, 1965-1967, Station WKIX, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1967-1969. General manager Station KOY, Phoenix, 1970-1981. Senior vice president Harte-Hanks Raido, Inc., 1978-1981, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1981-1984.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Edens Broadcasting, Inc., 1984-1995. Director Citibank Arizona, since 1986, Inter-Tel, Inc., 1994-2007. Chairman The Hanover Companies, Inc., since 1995.
Chair finance seminar Chief Executives Organisation/World President Organization, New York City, 1998.
Board directors Valley Big Brothers, 1972-1980, Arizona State University Foundation, since 1979, COMPAS, since 1979, Men's Arts Council, 1975-1978. Member Phoenix Executives Club (president 1976), National Radio Broadcasters Association (director 1981-1986), Radio Advertising Bureau (director since 1981), Young President Organization (chairman Arizona chapter 1989-1990), Chief Executives Organization, Arizona President Organization.
Married Hannah Suellen Walter, August 21, 1965. Children: Ashley Elizabeth, Emily Blair.