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Lawrence (Larry ) Novac

Lawrence (Larry ) Novac Name: Lawrence (Larry ) Novac Born: October 15, 1927 Joined AGB: 1958 Primary Dept/Div: Invidividual Clients, Sales management Primary Office: Chicago Lawrence (“Larry”) Novac joined Becker in 1958 as a retail salesman in the Chicago office. He was one of many recruited by Roger Brown and put through a sales training…

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John W. O’Brien

John W. O’Brien Name: John W. O’Brien Born: January 1, 1937 Joined AGB: 1975 Primary Dept/Div: Funds Evaluation Primary Office: Los Angeles As of 7/16/1977. John W. O’Brien, Los Angeles, is vice president and manager of the Funds Evaluation Consulting Services Division. He joined Becker Securities in 1975, after several years as president of O’Brien…

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C. Roderick O’Neil

C. Roderick O’Neil Name: C. Roderick O’Neil Born: February 18, 1931 Joined AGB: 1958 Primary Dept/Div: Executive Primary Office: Chicago C. Roderick (Rory) O’Neil was born in 1931 on Long Island. He graduated from Princeton in 1953 and received an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1975. He worked at the Northern Trust before…

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Michael J. O’Reilly

Michael J. O’Reilly Name: Michael J. O’Reilly Born: July 7, 1929 Joined AGB: 1969 Primary Dept/Div: Private investments Primary Office: New York Micheal (“Mike”) O’Reilly, born in 1929, originally from Manhattan and County Meath, Ireland, graduated in the early 1950s from The Brooklyn Polytehnic Institute with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He then served in…

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Philip Oppenheimer

Philip Oppenheimer Name: Philip Oppenheimer Born: December 17, 1939, in Buffalo, NY Joined AGB: 1966 Primary Dept/Div: Individual Clients Primary Office: New York Philip (Phil) Oppenheimer joined Becker in 1966 and became a successful broker and investment manager. He left the firm in early 1984 to form Oppenheimer + Close LLC.  O+C began as a…

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William Osborne

William Osborne Name: William Osborne Born: April 10, 1927 Joined AGB: 1951 Primary Dept/Div: Individual Clients Primary Office: Chicago William (Bill) Osborne was born in 1927 and grew up in Beverly. He attended the Harvard School for Boys and was a champion swimmer. He served in the Army in Europe in WWII. He graduated from…

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Nancy Lynne Osterberg

Nancy Lynne Osterberg Name: Nancy Lynne Osterberg Born: August 13, 1945 Joined AGB: 1967 Primary Dept/Div: Administration Primary Office: Chicago As of 7/16/1977. Nancy Osterberg, Chicago, is vice president and assistant secretary of The Becker Warburg Paribas Group, corporate secretary of all its major subsidiaries and has managerial responsibilities for personnel administration. She joined the…

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