• THE EARLY YEARS
• BEGINNINGS OF A RETAIL CAREER
• OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman and chief executive officer, Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Nationality: American.

Born: July 16, 1927, in New York, New York.

Education: City University of New York, BS; New York Law School, JD, 1960; Columbia University, MBA; New York University, MPA.

Family: Son of Charles (linotype operator and restaurant owner) and Vanessa; married Shahara Ahmad; children: three.

Career: Harlem liquor store, 1952–1956, proprietor; New York County district-attorney's office, 1958–1960, student assistant; Evans, Berger, & Llewellyn, 1962–1965; Housing and Redevelopment Board of New York City,...