Word: koshland
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...industry from the bottom (he started as a mechanic) before he joined Convair in 1947, became executive vice president in 1952. ¶Walter A. Haas Jr., 42, vice president of San Francisco's famed Levi Strauss & Co., stepped up to president, succeeding his uncle (by marriage), Daniel E. Koshland, 65. Haas represents the fourth generation of Strausses to run the 108-year-old firm that has made "Levi's" a synonym for all blue jeans. Son of Board Chairman Walter A. Haas, he graduated from Harvard Business School ('39), started as a $100-a-month factory worker...
...Levis were strictly work pants when Haas took over; he introduced "Levis for Ladies" in the 19303, hit the big time when bobby-soxers and college coeds adopted them as a uniform. Current sales: more than 10 million pairs a year. Succeeding Haas as president is Daniel E. Koshland, 63, also a San Franciscan, who joined the company in 1922, has served as vice president and treasurer. ¶ James David Zellerbach, 63, president of Crown Zellerbach Corp., was elected chairman of the nonprofit, privately sponsored Committee for Economic Development. He succeeds Meyer Kestnbaum, president of Hart Schaffner & Marx...