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Biography
Howard Russell Smith (August 15, 1914 – September 7, 2014) was born in Clark County, Ohio and on his families citrus farm in El Cajon Valley near San Diego, CA. Smith was an American business executive who was president of the sticker manufacturer Avery Dennison from 1956 to 1975. He remained involved with the company as chair of its board of trustees and later its executive committee until his retirement in 1995.
Education
He attended Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Career
Smith was an American business executive who was president of the sticker manufacturer Avery Dennison from 1956 to 1975. He remained involved with the company as chair of its board of trustees and later its executive committee until his retirement in 1995.
Smith was a chairman of the board of trustees for 18 years as well as serving as the chairman of the boards of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Assn., Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and public television station KCET (Channel 28).