Background
Olshan, Kenneth S. was born on July 15, 1932 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Harry and Ethel (Hamburg) Olshan.
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Kenneth S. Olshan
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Education
Bachelor, Indiana University, 1954. Postgraduate, Washington University, St. Louis, 1955.
Career
Trainee, television-radio buyer, Batten Barton Durstine & Osborn, New York City, 1958-1960;
vice president, account executive, Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, New York City, 1960-1964;
senior vice president, account management supervisor, McCaffrey & McCall, New York City, 1964-1967;
president, Olshan, Smith & Gould, New York City, 1967-1969;
president, creative director, Doherty, Mann & Olshan, New York City, 1969-1976;
executive vice president creative, Wells, Rich, Greene, New York City, 1976-1980;
president, Wells, Rich, Greene/East, 1980-1981;
chairman, Wells, Rich, Greene/United States of America, 1981-1982;
also director, Wells, Rich, Greene/United States of America
chairman, Wells, Rich, Greene/World Wide, 1982-1990;
Chairman, Board Of Directors, Wells, Rich, Greene/World Wide
chief Executive officer, Wells Rich Greene BDDP Inc., 1990-1995;
vice-chairman, BDDP Advertising Agency Group, 1990-1995. Lecturer journalism Miriam Meloy Sturgeon Indiana U., 1981. Member Advertising Council Campaigns Review Committee, 1992-1996.
Board directors Footstar, chairman governancecom., since 1996. Board directors Saatchi & Saatchi PLC. Member of advisory board WellGen, Inc., since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Westport Public Library., 1976-1983, Temple B'nai Chaim, Redding, Connecticut, since 1997. Board directors National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 1984-1996. Trustee Polytechnic University Promise Board, 1988-1996.
Trustee Central Park Conservancy, since 1992, chairman marketing committee, since 1992. With office of chairman capital campaign Mark Twain Library., Redding, since 1998. With United States Army, 1954-1956.
Member Blue Key, Sigma Alpha Museum.
Connections
Married Patricia E. Shane, August 25, 1954. Children: Margot E., Mathew S., John K.
