Henry Seiden

Background

Seiden, Henry was born on September 6, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Jack S. and Shirley (Berkowitz) Seiden.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1949. Master of Business Administration, City College of New York, 1954.

Career

Trainee, Ben Sackheim Advertising Agency, 1949-1951; national promotion manager, New York Post Corporation, 1951-1953; promotion manager, Crowell-Collier Public Company, Inc., 1953-1954; copy group head, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc., 1954-1960; vice president, creative director, Keyes, Madden & Jones, 1960-1961; senior vice president, associate creative director, McCann-Marschalk, Inc., 1961-1965; chairman plans board, McCann-Marschalk, Inc., 1964-1965; creative director, director, principal, Hicks & Greist, Inc., New York City, since 1965; senior vice president, Hicks & Greist, Inc., New York City, 1965-1974; executive vice president, Hicks & Greist, Inc., New York City, 1974-1983; chief operating officer, Hicks & Greist, Inc., New York City, since 1983; president, Hicks & Greist, Inc., New York City, since 1986; Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum/Hicks & Greist Inc., 1987-1989; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Ketchum Advertising, 1989-1991; executive vice president, Ketchum Comm. Inc. also board directors, Ketchum Comm. Inc. vice chairman, Jordan, McGrath, Case & Taylor, Inc., since 1992; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, The Seiden Group, Inc.

Board directors Ketchum International Inc. Guest lecturer Bernard M. Baruch Sch.Bus. and Public Administration, City College of New York, since 1962, Baruch College, since 1969, New Sch.Social Sciences, 1968, 72,73, School Visual Arts, 1979, 80-, Lehman College, City College of New York, since 1980, Ohio U., 1981, Newhouse Graduate School, Syracuse University, 1981,New York University, 1983. Consultant public relations and committee to mayor City of New Rochelle, New York, since 1959.

Consultant marketing department Ohio State University. Consultant to president New York City City Council, 1972-1973. Consultant Postmaster General United States, 1972-1974.

Committee advisor to commissioner New York City Police Department, since 1973, honorary department commissioner, since 1991, special consultant to commissioner, since 1992.

Achievements

• Henry Seiden has been listed as a noteworthy advertising executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice commissioner Little League of New Rochelle. Board directors Police Reserve Association New York City, since 1973, president executive committee. Board directors Cancer Research and Treatment Fund, Inc., president, since 1992.

Board directors American Heart Association, 2002, Transmedia Network, Inc. Board directors, chairman New York's Finest Foundation, since 1975, president, 1996, chairman, 2002. Board directors, chairman, senior vice president Drug Enforcement Agency Foundation, since 1995.

Advisors circuit Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, 2002. Associate Marine Corps University Foundation, 2004. Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American Institute Management (associate), Drug Enforcement Agents Foundation (senior vice president 1995), Advertising Club New York (executive judge Andy awards, award 1963-1965), Advertising Writers Association New York (Gold Key award for best newspaper and magazine advertisements 1962-640, Copy Club (co-chairman awards committee, Gold Key award for best television commercial 1969), Alpha Phi Omega.

Connections

Married Helena Ruth Zaldin, September 10, 1949. Children: Laurie Ann, Matthew Ian.

Father:

Jack S. Seiden

Mother:

Shirley (Berkowitz) Seiden

Spouse:

Helena Ruth Zaldin

child:

Matthew Ian Seiden

child:

Laurie Ann Seiden