Background
Hess, Karsten was born on May 20, 1930 in Vejle, Denmark. Son of Harald Ejnar and Inger Marie (Karsten) Hess. came to the United States, 1963.
Hess, Karsten was born on May 20, 1930 in Vejle, Denmark. Son of Harald Ejnar and Inger Marie (Karsten) Hess. came to the United States, 1963.
Diploma, Copenhagen Commercial College, 1951.
Management trainee, East Asiatic Limited company, Copenhagen, 1948-1951; junior executive, then chief accountant/budget controller, East Asiatic Company (Canada) Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1952-1963; division controller, East Asiatic Company, Inc., San Francisco, 1963-1971; corporation vice president, secretary-treasurer, East Asiatic Company, Inc., New York City, 1971-1983; executive vice president, secretary, EAC United States of America Inc. (and subsidiary), New York City, since 1983.
Board directors, chairman finance committee Day Care Center Tarrytowns, New York, since 1978. Deacon Second Reformed Church, Tarrytown, since 1978. Served with Danish Army, 1951-1952.
Member Danish American Chamber of Commerce (director, treasurer since 1980), Society Management Accountants Canada, American Accounting Association, National Cash Management Association, Danish American Society Clubs: Royal Vancouver Yacht, World Trade Center.
Married Lillian Becker-Christensen, May 14, 1960. Children: Regitze Marianne, Jannike Julie, Peter Martin.