Background
Towers, Irwin Marvin was born on January 4, 1933 in New York City. Son of Nathan Turkewitz and Pearl (Weissman) Franklin.
Towers, Irwin Marvin was born on January 4, 1933 in New York City. Son of Nathan Turkewitz and Pearl (Weissman) Franklin.
Bachelor of Business Administration with honors, City College of New York, 1953; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1956.
Manager district sales promotion, Graybar Electric Company. New York City, 1953-1957; account executive, J. Lippit Advertising, New York City, 1957; manager advertising, sales promotion, manager residential division, Sargent & Company, New Haven, 1958-1964; training director, executive director Institute Marketing Communications, vice president, general manager SCIdiv., Interpub. Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1964-1969; executive vice president, EGR Communications, Inc., New York City, 1969-1970; founder, chief Executive officer, I.M. Towers & Company, Inc., New York City, 1971-1986; executive vice president, Comart Associations, Stamford, Connecticut, 1986-1988; executive vice president, Comart-KLP, New York City, since 1989.
Member Sales Promotion Executives Association (president 1965-1966, Promotion Excellence award 1961), Princeton Club, Bonnie Briar Country Club, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Janice Goodman, January 25, 1953. Children: Sharon Towers Sawyer, Jonathan, Joel.