| 词条 | Alexander S. Farkas |
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| name = Alexander S. Farkas | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|04|03}} | birth_place = New York City, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|07|28|1930|04|03}} | death_place = Highland Park, Florida, US | known_for = CEO of Alexander's | footnotes = [1][2] }} Alexander S. Farkas (April 3, 1930 – July 28, 1999) was the chief executive officer of Alexander's, a department store. FamilyFarkas was the son of George Farkas, the founder of Alexander's, and Ruth Lewis Farkas, a sociologist and the ambassador to Luxembourg.[2] He was the uncle of billionaire Andrew L. Farkas, who founded Insignia Financial Group. Early life and educationFarkas attended Choate Rosemary Hall and The Bronx High School of Science. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago in 1949 and studied business at Cornell University. CareerAlthough Farkas originally wanted to be a professor, in 1951, his father forced him to work for the store, first as head of stock in the women's coat department. In 1959, after undergoing a rigorous training program, Farkas was named president and general merchandising manager. In his first year, Farkas doubled the chain's advertising budget and made arrangements with European houses to get their excess inventories.[1] In 1963, Farkas is credited with pushing the company to buy the land for its flagship store on 59th street in Manhattan from Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. for what seemed like a high price of $125 per square foot.[5] In 1968, his father retired as CEO of Alexander's and Alexander took the position. That same year, the company became a public company via an initial public offering and each of George's sons owned stock worth $2.5 million.[3] The company suffered losses in the early 1980s and in 1984, at the request of Interstate Properties, which owned 13% of the company at that time, Alexander Farkas resigned as CEO and was succeeded by his brother, Robin Farkas (1933-2018).[1] Personal lifeFarkas was married 5 times and had 3 children from his 3rd marriage.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/29/business/alexander-farkas-69-ex-head-of-new-york-discount-retailer.html | title=Alexander Farkas, 69, Ex-Head of New York Discount Retailer | first=LESLIE | last=KAUFMAN | work=The New York Times | date=July 29, 1999}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Farkas, Alexander S.}}2. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1002262 | title=Farkas, Alexander S | first=Susan | last=Hamburger | work=Oxford University Press}} 3. ^1 {{cite news | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JOQCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37 | title=Farkas vs. Farkas | first=Steven | last=Levy | work=New York Magazine | date=November 22, 1986}} 4 : 1930 births|1999 deaths|20th-century American businesspeople|American businesspeople in retailing |
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