Background
Phillips, Samuel J. was born on September 17, 1931 in North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel and Margaret (Solomon) Phillips.
Phillips, Samuel J. was born on September 17, 1931 in North Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel and Margaret (Solomon) Phillips.
Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1953. Master of Business Administration, Xavier University, 1960. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Franconia College, 1978.
With, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1956-1967; manager cost accounting department, food products division, Procter & Gamble Company, 1964-1965; controller, chief finance officer, Folger Coffee Company division, Kansas City, Missoury, 1965-1967; controller film division, Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1967-1969; group controller, Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1970; vice president operations, Parkwood Laminates, Inc., Lowell, Massachusetts, 1971-1974; president, Parkwood Laminates, Inc., 1972-1974; president, chairman, Acton Corporation, Massachusetts, 1975-1982; chairman, Acton Corporation, Massachusetts, 1975-1985; president, chairman, Beltran Corporation, 1982-1985; president, chairman, First Phillips Corporation, 1980-1985; chairman, The Robb Report, 1983-1985. Director Phillips Corporation, College Park, Maryland.
Trustee Cincinnati Summer Opera, 1964-1965. Chairman executive committee, trustee Franconia (New Hampshire) College, 1976-1978. Trustee New Hampshire College, Manchester, 1979-1985, Phillips Foundation, Annapolis, Maryland Served to 1st. lieutenant United States Army, 1953-1956.
Married Matina Fidanis, January 28, 1953. Children: Diana M., Samuel T., Candice A., Tracy L., Daniel J.