Background
McGOVERN, R. was born on October 22, 1926 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Joseph and Marian (nee Stritzinger) McGovern.
McGOVERN, R. was born on October 22, 1926 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Joseph and Marian (nee Stritzinger) McGovern.
Williams College, Holy Cross College. Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University.
Assistant Plant Manager, Division Manager 1957-1963, Director Marketing, Bakery Division, then Vice-President Marketing 1963-1968, President Pepperidge Farm Incorporated. 1968-1980; Executive Vice-President Campbell Soup Company, Camden, New Jersey 1980, President 1980-1989, also Chief Executive Officer -1989.
Married Julia Hull Merrow in 1955.