Background
Jaffe, Jeff Hugh was born on December 25, 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry A. Jaffe and Mildred (Loewenberg) Auslander.
Jaffe, Jeff Hugh was born on December 25, 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry A. Jaffe and Mildred (Loewenberg) Auslander.
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1943.
Chairman, Board Of Directors, president, The Chunky Corporation (now Ward Candy, Inc.), 1950-1969; president, Chief Executive Officer candy, chocolate and biscuit group, Ward Foods Inc., 1969-1971; president, chief operating officer, Ward Foods Inc., 1971-1972; also board directors, Ward Foods, Inc., 1972-1974; Chairman, Board Of Directors, president, Schutter Candy Company, 1958-1967; Chairman, Board Of Directors, president, Klotz Confection Company, 1960-1967; president, Chief Executive Officer, The Schrafft Candy Company, 1974-1978; vice president consumer products group, Gulf and Western Industries, 1974-1978; president, Chief Executive Officer, Bernan Foods, Inc., 1980-1985; retired, Bernan Foods, Inc., 1985. Board directors Community National Bank of S.I., New York, Ward Foods, Inc., Ward Candy Company, Oxford Energy Company. Guest lecturer Harvard Business School, 1970-1984.
Board directors, national treasurer Young President's Organization, Woodmere Academy, Martin County (Florida) Library. Foundation; board directors Village Hewlett Bay Park. Sponsor and patron Florida Laws of Life Essay Contest for High School Students, Martin County, since 1999.
Member Association Manufacturers of Confectionery and Chocolate (past chairman), Candy Executives Club, Property Owners Association (Sailfish Point, Florida, president, chairman transition committee, chairman emeritus, Chief Executive Officer).
Married Natalie Rubin, December 31, 1945. Children: Bonita Jaffe Berens, Holly Anne.