Background
BECK, Robert was born on October 6, 1925 in New York, United States. Son of Arthur C. and Alma (Wickware) Beck.
BECK, Robert was born on October 6, 1925 in New York, United States. Son of Arthur C. and Alma (Wickware) Beck.
Bronx High School of Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Financial analyst Ford Motor Company, Detroit, 1950-1951. Salesman Prudential Insurance Company of America, 1951-1956, manager Cincinnati, 1956-1957, director agency Jacksonville, Florida, 1957-1963, executive general manager Newark, 1963-1965, vice president, 1965-1966, senior vice president Chicago, 1966, Newark, 1967-1970, executive vice president, 1970-1973, president, 1974-1978, chairman, chief executive officer, 1978-1986, chairman emeritus, from 1987, also board directors. Board directors Campbell Soup Company, Xerox Corporation, The Boeing Company, Texaco, Inc.
Trustee Syracuse University. Past trustee Renaissance Newark, Inc. Past chairman Business Roundtable.
Member, past vice chairman Business Council. Past member executive committee President Reagan's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control. Past president New Jersey History Society.
Past vice-chairman Kennedy Center Corporation Fund Board. Past chairman United Way American, National Center for State Courts, American College. Member Health Insurance Association (past chairman), Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (past chairman), Beta Gamma Sigma (past president, chief executive officer director's table), Navesink Club, Rumson Club, John's Island Club, Bent Pine Club, Knights of Malta.
Golf, fishing, scuba diving, sailing, jogging, squash, paddle ball, the arts.
Married Frances Theresa Kenny, August 7, 1948. Children: Robert Arthur, Arthur Francis, Kathleen Ann, Stephen Duncan, Theresa Frances.