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RG Barry chairman dies

13/02/2014
US-based shoe group RG Barry has reported that its chairman, Gordon Zacks, who grew the small company founded by his parents into a large marketer of washable slippers, has died at his home following a brief illness. 

Mr Zacks joined his family's business in 1955 after attending Dartmouth College and graduating from The Ohio State University. He joined the Board of Directors in 1959 and was named company president in 1965. He added the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer to his resume in 1979. Following retirement from his day-to-day management roles in 2004, he was named the Company's non-executive chairman of the board, a post held until his death.

"Gordon lived an amazing life and faced each day and every challenge with a passion and joy that infected all those around him," said RG Barry CEO and chairman of FDRA Greg Tunney. "He was a sharing mentor to many, including me. His entrepreneurial spirit, vision and guidance will be sorely missed by all who knew and worked with him." 

Recognised as an authority on the qualities of leadership, Mr. Zacks conducted leadership seminars globally, including at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Business School, and was an unofficial advisor to President George W Bush on Israeli/American relations.







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