Background
Rosensaft, Melvin was born on January 28, 1919 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Yetta (Applebaum) Rosensaft.
educator business executive management consultant
Rosensaft, Melvin was born on January 28, 1919 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Yetta (Applebaum) Rosensaft.
Certified, State Teachers College, Paterson, New Jersey, 1940. Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Rider College, 1942. Master of Business Administration summa cum laude, Suffolk University, 1978.
Certified management consultant, Institute Management Consultant, 1979.
Field deputy, Internal Revenue Service, Newark, 1942-1943;
with, Great American Plastics Company, Leominster, Massachusetts, 1944-1948, 50-52, 56-71;
assistant to president, Great American Plastics Company, 1950-1952;
vice president in charge manufacturing, Great American Plastics Company, 1956-1962;
executive vice president, general manager, Great American Plastics Company, 1962-1971;
president, chief operating officer, Artefactos Plasticos, Mexico City, 1948-1949;
president, managing director, Irwin Products, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1949-1950;
manager plastics division, Ideal Plastics Company, Hollis, New York, 1953-1955;
executive vice president, general manager, Great American Chemical Corporation, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1962-1971;
president, chief Executive officer, Great American Chemical Corporation, 1971-1976;
director, Great American Chemical Corporation, 1969-1977;
partner, Devon Company. New York City, from 1975;
president, chief Executive officer, Melvin Rosensaft and Associates (management consultant), Leominster, from 1976;
Chairman of the Board, president, chief Executive officer, Conservation to Management, Inc., Boston, New York City, Cleveland, from 1980. Associate professor management Keene State College, from 1979, special assistant to president, from 1981, industrial liaison and coordinator industry/college linkages, from 1981.
Master lecturer in management and marketing Suffolk U. Graduate School Management, from 1977. Member adjunct faculty Fitchburg State College, Mount Wachusett Community College. Vice president, general manager Irwin Corporation, New York City, Leominster Plastics Company, Nashua Plastics Company, N.H., Fitchburg realty corporation, Factory St. realty corporation, Nashua.
Vice-president, director F.I.A. Credit Union. Board directors Lastomerex Inc., Jefferson, Massachusetts, Paramount Systems Design Group, Inc., New York City, Ameritec Corporation, New York City, Chipurnoi Inc., Long Island City, New York, Kinnerton Industries, New York City and London. Board directors Small Business Institute division Small Business Administration, from 1982.
Industrial lobbyist Massachusetts Legislature, United States Congress.
Member mayoral advisory on economic and industrial development City of Leominster. Member advisory committee Leominster Urban Renewal, Massachusetts Regional Vocational Technology School. Member Fitchburg Industrial Development Commission, SPI polyvinyl chloride task force.
President, trustee, board directors Fitchburg– Leominster Community Center. Board directors Fitchburg General Hospital, Wachusett Personnel Services, Wachusett Educational and Career Advisory Services. Life saving/water safety services examiner American Red Cross.
Scoutmaster troop 17, Boy Scouts American, chairman Nashoba Valley Council. Trustee Keene Ministry, from 1982. Chairman Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
Served with intelligence division Army of the United States, 1943-1944. Fellow Benjamin Franklin Associates of University Pennsylvania. Member Commerce Club (past president), Rider Century Club, Finance Management Honor Society, Institute Management Science, Institute Management Consultants, American Management Association, Association for Business Simulation and Experimental Learning, Society Professional Management Consultants, American Association of University Professors, Society Plastics Engineers (professional), Chemical Society Great British, Society Plastics Industry, International Platform Association, Massachusetts Personnel and Guidance Association, Leominster Chamber of Commerce, Leominster History Society, Delta Mu Delta.
Married Beatrice Golombek, June 27, 1954. Children: David Norman, Lester Jay, Emily Susan.