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Dillon Read and Company


United States, Financial Org    (1920 to 1997)
• Private banking company
Relationships
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
PowellJHOfficer
 
EffronBOfficer
 
PowellJHOfficer
 
BradyNFOfficer
 
BrandiFOfficer
 
DillonCDDirector
 
NitzePHOfficer
 
DraperWH2Officer
 
DillonCOfficer
 
ForrestalJVOfficer
 
MergerSwissBankCo
 
GerCredInvAffiliate
 
SpinoffWillReadCo
 
Life ofDillonRead
 
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Powell, Jerome H.   (Officer of, 1993 to 1997) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Effron, Blair   (Officer of, 1987 to 1997) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Powell, Jerome H.   (Officer of, 1984 to 1990) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Vice President
Brady, Nicholas F.   (Officer of, 1954 to 1988) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1971 : President
• 1974 : Chairman
Brandi, Frederic   (Officer of, 1950 to 1971) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• President
Dillon, C. Douglas   (Director of, 1938 to 1996) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1946 : Chairman
Nitze, Paul H.   (Officer of, 1929 to 1940) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1937 : Vice President
Draper, William H. Jr.   (Officer of, 1927 to 1953) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1937 : Vice President
Dillon, Clarence   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Dillon reportedly "retired" from the financial business shortly before the 1929 stock market crash.
Forrestal, James V.   (Officer of, 1921 to 1940) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1923 : Partner
• 1926 : Vice President
• 1938 : President
Swiss Bank Corporation   (Merger of, 1997) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• SBC acquires Dillon Read forming SBC Warburg Dillon Read
German Credit and Investment Corporation   (Affiliate of, 1926-01 to 1943-11) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• German Credit was created by Dillon Read to manage Thyssen account
William A. Read and Company   (Spinoff of, 1920) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Name changed to Dillon Read and Company