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Rost, Otto Fredrick was born on February 5, 1889 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Carl Louis and Margaret Ann (Fitchen) Rost.
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Otto Fredrick Rost, German author, editors Recipient James H. McGraw award and medal, 1927. Member American Marketing Association, National Association Manufacturers, Boston Conference Distribution (advisory board 1930-1951), National Electrical Wholesalers Association (chairman 1924-1926).; Club: Sales Executives (New York City).
Education
Student Claudius Gymnasium.
Career
Came to the United States, 1906, naturalized, 1914. President Chelsea Motor Carolina Company, Newark, 1914-1916, Newark Electric Company, 1916-1928, Utica Electric Appliance Company, 1922-1926, Trenton Electric Company, 1923-1928. Director distribution surveys McGraw-Hill Public Company, 1928-1929.
Chief marketing editor Business Week, 1929-1936.
Chief editor Radio Retailing, 1936-1939. Chief editor, public Electrical
Wholesaling, 1940-1951. Vice president Appleton Electric Company, Chicago from 1951.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Marketing Association, National Association Manufacturers, Boston Conference Distribution (advisory board 1930-1951), National Electrical Wholesalers Association (chairman 1924-1926). Club: Sales Executives (New York City).
Connections
Married Julie H. Aveling, November 26, 1943.
