Background
Baker, Melvin C. was born on November 9, 1920 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Robert Cleve and Louise Cecilia (Moran) Baker.
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Melvin C. Baker
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Student, University South Dakota, 1939. Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1946. Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1959.
Career
Advertising executive, Procter & Gamble Company, 1946-1954; with, General Foods Corporation, 1954-1968; vice president, general manager, General Foods Corporation (Post division), 1964-1967; vice president marketing, General Foods Corporation (Post division), 1968; vice-president, director, Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., 1968-1969; vice president, president general education division (North America), Fetal alcohol syndrome International, Inc., New York City, 1969-1971; senior assistant postmaster general, United States Postal Service, Washington, 1971-1973; president, Marketing Services Inc., Washington, 1973-1979; vice president, American Advertising Federation, 1979-1981; senior vice president, American Advertising Federation, 1981-1987; president, The Baker Group, Washington, 1987-1995. Adjunct Professor George Washington University, Washington, 1987-1995.
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Membership
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945.
Connections
Married Ann Mead Payne, July 10, 1943 (divorced 1984). Children: Michael, Deborah, Alison, Mark, John, Geoffrey, Courtney.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1939
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1946
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1959