Background
Gardiner, Robert M. was born in 1922 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Gardiner, Robert M. was born in 1922 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Graduate, Princeton University, 1944.
Research analyst A.M. Kidder & Company, 1946-1951. Managing partner Reynolds & Company, 1951-1971. President, chief executive officer Reynolds Securities, Inc., 1971-1974, chairman, 1974.
With Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. (subsidiary Sears, Roebuck & Company), New York City, since 1974, vice chairman, chief operating officer, 1978-1980, president, chief operating officer, 1980-1982, chairman, chief executive officer, from 1982, now senior advisor. Former vice chairman, board directors New York Stock Exchange.
Director Sears Roebuck & Company.
Served to captain United States Army, 1943-1946.
Married.