Background
Quittmeyer, Robert Theodore was born on September 12, 1920 in Peekskill, New York, United States. Son of Ernest Martin and Edith Grace (Loreaux) Quittmeyer.
food and industrial equipment company executive
Quittmeyer, Robert Theodore was born on September 12, 1920 in Peekskill, New York, United States. Son of Ernest Martin and Edith Grace (Loreaux) Quittmeyer.
AB, Columbia University, 1941. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1946. Postgraduate in Business Administration, 1966.
With New York Bar, 1946. Private practice New York City. Associate firm Sullivan & Cromwell, 1946—1956.
Member law department Amstar Corporation, New York City, 1956—1959, assistant secretary, 1959—1961, assistant general counsel, 1961—1966, vice president, 1966—1971, executive vice president, 1971, president, chief executive officer, 1971—1981, chairman board, chief executive officer, 1981—1982, chairman board, 1982—1983. Director Bank of New York, Borden, Inc., Lever Brothers Company. Executive-in-residence Columbia University Graduate School Business, 1983—1988.
Chairman Village of Baxter Estates Board Appeals, New York, since 1958. With infantry United States Army, 1942-1945.
Member of law department Amstar Corporation, New York City, 1956-1959, assistant secretary, 1959-1961, assistant general counsel, 1961-1966, vice president, 1966-1971, executive vice president, 1971, president, chief Executive officer, 1971-1981, Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, 1981-1982, Chairman of the Board, 1982-1983. Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Married Marilyn Louise Prehm, March 20, 1948. Children: Richard Charles, Susan Louise, James Prehm.