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William T. Breen

William T. Breen Name: William T. Breen Born: November 6, 1944 Joined AGB: 1969 Primary Dept/Div: Credit Securities Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/15/1977: William Breen, Chicago, is a vice president and manager of International Monetary Market activities for A.G. Becker. He joined the firm as a money markets sales representative in 1969 after two…

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Robert T. Brehm

Robert T. Brehm   Born: May 6, 1936 Joined AGB: 1968 Primary Dept/Div: Funds Evaluation Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/16/1977: Robert (Bob) T. Brehm, Chicago, is vice president and national manager of the Corporate Funds Evaluation Services Division of Becker Securities Corporation.  Bob joined Becker as a Funds Evaluation sales representative after nine years…

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Roger O. Brown

Roger O. Brown Name: Roger O. Brown Born: December 22, 1924 Joined AGB: 1949 Primary Dept/Div: Executive Primary Office: Chicago Roger Brown was born in 1925, grew up in Chicago, graduated from Yale University in the 1940s, and then from the Harvard Busines School in 1949. He joined Becker that fall as a salesman. His…

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John T. Burman

John T. Burman Name: John T. Burman Born: June 6, 1934 Joined AGB: 1962 Primary Dept/Div: Dealer Services Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/16/1976. John T. Burman, Chicago, is vice president and manager of Dealer Services Research, Becker Securities Corporation. John joined Becker in 1962 as a financial writer in the Advertising Department and previously…

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Maurice Joseph Cann

Maurice Joseph Cann Name: Maurice Joseph Cann Born: August 22, 1906 Joined AGB: 1922 Primary Dept/Div: Trading Primary Office: Chicago Maurice (Maury) Cann joined Becker as a runner, three years before the death of A.G. Becker. Thus, he knew the founder, and worked under the Chicago office leadership of both Bob Schaffner and David Stern.…

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Edgar P. Canty, Jr.

Edgar P. Canty, Jr. Name: Edgar P. Canty, Jr. Born: June 12, 1945 Joined AGB: 1969 Primary Dept/Div: Private Investment Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/15/1977: Edgar P. Canty, Jr., Chicago, is a partner of Becker Communications Associates and a vice president of Warburg Paribas Becker. Ed came to the firm from Plasmetal Corporation, joining…

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Anthony Cashen

Anthony Cashen Name: Anthony Cashen Born: N/A Joined AGB: 1964 Primary Dept/Div: Funds Evaluation Primary Office: New York Anthony (Tony) Cashen graduated from Cornell with an MBA where he had been an undergrad classmate with Steve Weiss. After a few years as a sales manager for a major medical publication, Tony joined Becker in the…

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Howard H. Christeson

Howard H. Christeson Name: Howard Henry Christeson Born: September 19, 1926 Joined AGB: About 1965 Primary Dept/Div: Corporate Finance Primary Office: Chicago Howard (Chris) Christeson joined Becker about 1965. Howard had been a Vice-President of the National Bank of Detroit in charge of their lending to finance companies. In the judgment of Becker personnel servicing…

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William M. Cockrum

William M. Cockrum Name: William M. Cockrum Born: July 18, 1937 Joined AGB: 1961 Primary Dept/Div: Executive, Private Investments Primary Office: Los Angeles As of 7/15/1977: William M. Cockrum, Los Angeles, is a senior vice president, director and executive committee member of The Becker Warburg Paribas Group and serves as The Group’s senior officer in…

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John C. Colman

John C. Colman Name: John C. Colman Born: August 25, 1928 Joined AGB: 1951 Primary Dept/Div: Corporate Finance Primary Office: Chicago John Colman graduated from Cornell University and then received an MBA with high distinction from the Harvard Business School. He joined A.G. Becker in 1951, was elected a Vice President in 1960, became a…

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