Background
Brunet, Meade was born on June 21, 1894 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Edward and Sally (Minson) Brunet.
manufacturing company executive
Brunet, Meade was born on June 21, 1894 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Edward and Sally (Minson) Brunet.
Bachelor of Engineering, Union College, 1916. Doctor of Laws, Union College, 1966.
Production clerk, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1915-1916; production clerk, Sperry Gyroscope Company, 1916-1917; commercial engineer public utility department, General Electric, 1919-1922; with, Radio Corporation of America, 1922-1966; district manager, Radio Corporation of America, Chicago, 1923-1925; assistant sales manager in charge merchandising, Radio Corporation of America, Chicago, 1925-1928; vice president, Radio Victor, 1928-1929; sales manager radiotron division, Radio Corporation of America, 1929-1932; vice president manufacturing, Radio Corporation of America Washington representative, Radio Corporation of America, 1939-1945; manager engineering products department, Victor division Radio Corporation of America, 1945-1946; vice president, Radio Corporation of America, 1946-1966; managing director, Radio Corporation of America International Division, 1946-1957.
Director National Foreign Trade Council, 1946-1967, PAn. American society; chairman Business Council International Understanding, 1957-1960. Member of advisory board International and comparative Law Center.
Chairman of the board of trustees Union College, Schenectady, 1963-1969, acting president, 1966. Past trustee United States Inter American county, Far East Council. Adviser international business program Rutgers Graduate School Business Administration.
Governor Union U., Albany, 1956-1969. Member of advisory board International Association Students in Economics and Industry. Former member business and industry advising committee Organization of European Cooperation and Development.
Past member New Jersey Republican Finance Committee. Trustee Speedwell Village, Morristown, New Jersey First lieutenant 56th Engineers, World War I. Military combat service with French VIII Army and 1st American Army Advertising Educational Foundation.
Fellow Radio Club American. Member International Chamber of Commerce (Executive Committee, trustee United States county), Arbitration Association, National Association of Manufacturers (chairman international economics affairs committee 1962-1963, director), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), Academy Political Science (life), Conference National Orgns. (honorary), University Club (New York City), Army and Navy Club (Washington), Somerset Hills (Bernardsville, New Jersey), Farmington Country Club (Charlottesville, Virginia), Radio Pioneers Club (life), Sigma Phi, Sigma Xi, TauBeta Pi.
Married Edythe Redman, October 2, 1925. Children: Sally (Mistress K.H. Beyan), Stuart.