Background
Fox, Robert August was born on April 24, 1937 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of August Emil and Elizabeth Martha (Deimling) Fox.
Fox, Robert August was born on April 24, 1937 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of August Emil and Elizabeth Martha (Deimling) Fox.
Bachelor of Arts with high honors, Colgate University, 1959; Master of Business Administration cum laude, Harvard University, 1964.
Unit sales manager, Procter & Gamble Company, 1959-1962; general sales manager, T.J. Lipton Company, 1964-1969; vice president marketing, Canada Dry Corporation, 1969-1972; president, chief Executive officer, director, Canada Dry International, 1972-1975; executive vice president, director, Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc., 1975-1978; president, chief Executive officer, director, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco International S.A., 1978-1980; chairman, chief Executive officer, director, Del Monte Corporation, San Francisco, 1980-1985; vice chairman, Nabisco Brands, Inc., East Hanover, New Jersey, 1986-1987; president, chief operating officer, Continental Can Company, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1988-1990; chairman, chief Executive officer, Clarke Hooper American, Irvine, California, 1990-1992; also board directors, Clarke Hooper American, Irvine, California president, Revlon International, New York City, 1992; president, Chief Executive Officer, Foster Farms, Livingston, California, since 1993. Board directors New Perspective Fund, Growth Fund American, Income Fund American, Am.Balanced Fund, Clarke Hooper, plc, Crompton & Knowles Corporation. TrusteeEuro-Pacific Growth Fund.
Trustee Colgate University. Member of San San Francisco Chamber of C. (board directors, president 1984), The Olympic Club, Pacific Union Club.
Married Linda Lee Carnesale, September 19, 1964. Children: Lee Elizabeth, Christina Carolyn.