MORRIS - Key Persons
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Elma Christina Korb Mennen, ca.1905. The Mennen Company Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of William G. Mennen, 1908-1958, Morris Township, NJ; The Mennen Company, 1958. NJHGC Collections.
During her 14-year leadership, Elma Korb Mennen instituted the policy of appointing qualified and trusted family members to key positions. They included her brother, John Korb, who became her assistant.
Mennen expanded its line of products to meet consumer preferences for convenience. For instance, there was tooth powder and borated skin powder, and a wider variety of scented and colored talcum powders.
Gerhard H. Mennen, ca.1890. The Mennen Company Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of William G. Mennen, 1908-1958, Morris Township, NJ; The Mennen Company, 1958. NJHGC Collections.
Upon graduating pharmacy school at age 19, Gerhard Mennen moved across the Hudson River to Hoboken where he worked as a clerk at Fehr's Pharmacy; the owner let him sleep in a backroom to fill late night prescriptions (while also saving on rent expenses).
Within three years Gerhard had saved enough for a downpayment on his own store, which was on the ground floor of Newark's bustling Central Hotel. He opened G. Mennen Apothecary on Feb. 15, 1878, at age 22.
Gerhard Mennen died on Feb. 3, 1902, from blood poisoning and pneumonia at the age of 45, one week after emergency neck surgery. Elma Korb Mennen assumed the role of president and quickly codified the work culture and managerial style that would define the successful company for generations.
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- First Non - Family Member
Donald Horne became the first non-family member elected as Mennen's CEO and board chairman in 1977, with G. L. Mennen serving as president of international operations, and John Henry Mennen working in manufacturing.
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The Committee meets at least once every month to decide on laws called Ordinances, pay bills, approve Resolutions and talk with the residents. The Committee members also have sub-committee responsibilities, to view the subcommittees, please see below.
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- Environment, Energy and Sustainability
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- Executive Administrative Assistant / Retired Lt.
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- Previous Chief of Police
- Township Administrator
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- Chief
- Previous Chief of Police
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- Assistant to the Administrator
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- Administration
- Township Administrator
William G Mennen, 1916. The Mennen Company Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of William G. Mennen, 1908-1958, Morris Township, NJ; The Mennen Company, 1958. NJHGC Collections
Meanwhile, family matriarch Elma K. Mennen continued her tireless expansion of the family business until her death in 1916 at age 80. William Mennen took over as the company's president and held the position for the next 60 years. William Sr. made numerous early contributions that included developing a separate men's line of products, such as a neutral talc that did not leave the same white residue or fragrance preferred by women.
William Mennen, Sr invented many products that stressed convenience and efficiency, such as the first single-use shaving cream container. The Mennen Company Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of William G. Mennen, 1908-1958, Morris Township, NJ; The Mennen Company, 1958. NJHGC Collections.
William G. Mennen, Jr., William G. Mennen, George S. Mennen. The Mennen Company Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of William G. Mennen, 1908-1958, Morris Township, NJ; The Mennen Company, 1958. NJHGC Collections.
William Mennen, Jr. retired in 1968, and his brother George Mennen became president. While keeping the company a privately owned "family business," George intended to run it as a professional and modern public corporation, with a more formal managerial style than previous generations.
As the company sought to expand its international presence it constructed facilities in Germany, Venezuela, and Australia in order to meet production demands while avoiding expensive tariffs. "Mennen Worldwide", booklet, The Mennen Company, Hanover Ave., Morris Township, NJ, ca.1977. NJHGC Collections.
By the mid-1970s the Mennen Company set out to become, as stated in one promotional booklet, "A privately held, well-known consumer packaged goods corporation. [Our] products, which are primarily in the Health and Beauty Aids field, are mass advertised and are distributed throughout supermarkets and drugstores in both domestic and international markets."