Colman M. Mockler Jr. (1929–1991) was an American executive who served as the chair of

Gillette Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gil ...

from 1976 to 1991. Mockler Center is named after him.

Biography

Mockler was born in 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Harvard College and

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. Mockler was involved in Harvard's governance, serving on the Harvard Corporation and as president of the Board of Overseers from 1979 to 1981. Mockler joined Gillette in 1957 as a staff assistant. He became the company's president in 1974,

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in 1975, and

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in 1976. During his tenure, Mockler maintained Gillette's financial stability and successfully defended the company against takeover attempts, such as the proxy fight initiated by the Coniston Group in 1987. Mockler served as

of Simmons College's Corporation, and held overseer roles at the New England Medical Center, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the

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. He was also a trustee of the New England Conservatory of Music.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mockler Jr., Colman M. 1929 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople Harvard College alumni Harvard Business School alumni Businesspeople from St. Louis