COMPANY

Founded 1924 by Dean, Jean and Guy Witter. In 1929 it opened a New York City office and obtained a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1972 it became a public company, and in 1978 acquired Reynolds & Co. to become Dean Witter Reynolds. In 1981 that company was acquired by Sears Roebuck.

Industry:
Finance

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
San Francisco, CA

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anne C. Schaumburg	Business	c. 1949		Credit Suisse First Boston
Paul G. Yovovich	Business	c. 1951		Lake Capital

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Diebold	Author	8-Jun-1926	26-Dec-2005	Advocate of automation

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