Robert Oelman
American business executive
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Robert Schantz Oelman (June 9, 1909 – May 10, 2007) was an American executive who served as president of NCR Corporation for 17 years as they switched to electronic cash registers.
June 9, 1909[1]
University of Vienna
Robert Oelman | |
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| Born | Robert Schantz Oelman June 9, 1909[1] |
| Died | May 10, 2007 (aged 97)[1] |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1931[1] University of Vienna |
| Occupation | Chief Executive of the NCR Corporation[2] |
| Spouse | Mary Oelmann[1] |
| Children | Robert S. Oelman, Kathryn Meagher, Martha Forrer Oelman[1] |
Oelman graduated from Dartmouth College in 1931, before attending University of Vienna, where he met his wife Mary Coolidge. He joined the National Cash Register Company in 1933 as a file clerk, became president in 1957, and later chairman and chief executive. Oelman retired from NCR in 1974 but remained on in an advisory capacity until 1980.
He was also a founder of Wright State University in 1967.
In 1968, Oelman became Ohio Republican chairman for the unsuccessful presidential campaign of Nelson Rockefeller, a fellow Dartmouth College alumnus.
Oelman also served as chairman of the finance committee of Ford Motor Company, and in 1978 was asked by Henry Ford II to try resolve a conflict with president of the company Lee Iacocca. This was never achieved and Iacocca went on to become president of Chrysler.
Oelman died in Delray Beach, Florida.[2]
