COMPANY

Founded 1904 by Edward Francis Hutton, Franklyn Laws Hutton, and Gerald M. Loeb. Orchestrated a large check-kiting operation in the mid-1980s, leading to its downfall. Merged with Shearson/American Express in 1988, eventually becoming part of Citigroup.

Industry:
Business Services

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leslie A. Brun	Business	c. 1952		Co-Founder, Hamilton Lane Advisors
Yves C. de Balmann	Business	c. 1947		Former Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust
Daniel J. Good	Business	c. 1939		Good Capital Co.
Richard H. Hochman	Business	c. 1946		Regent Capital Management
E. F. Hutton	Business	7-Sep-1875	11-Jul-1962	Founder of E. F. Hutton brokerage
John Shad	Government	27-Jun-1923	Jul-1994	SEC Chairman, 1981-87
Richard Spring	Politician	24-Sep-1946		British MP, West Suffolk

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Shad	Government	27-Jun-1923	Jul-1994	SEC Chairman, 1981-87

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeffrey Connaughton	Attorney	c. 1959		Lobbyist, Quinn Gillespie
Fred Joseph	Business	22-Apr-1937	27-Nov-2009	CEO of Drexel Burnham Lambert, 1985-90
Jim Neal	Politician	6-Nov-1956		Sought Elizabeth Dole's Senate seat in 2008
Alice Walton	Relative	7-Oct-1949		World's 13th richest person, 2005

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bill Cosby	Comic	12-Jul-1937		Comedy fixture, pudding industry shill

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