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“Public Relations and the Very Human Art of Management”

Robert L. Fegley

Retired Staff Executive-Chief Executive Officer Communications, General Electric Company

October 23, 1983
New York Hilton
New York, NY

Robert L. Fegley recently retired after 41 years in public relations and advertising positions with the General Electric Company. At the time of his retirement he was Staff Executive-Chief Executive Officer Communications at the company's headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut. In this capacity he counseled the Chairman of the Board, Reginald H. Jones, in the planning and performance of his public affairs activities.

In 1979, Business Week cited Mr. Fegley as one of the top ten corporate public relations men in the country, and the subscribers of Public Relations News voted him Public Relations Professional of the Year. In 1981, he received the Public Relations Man of the Year Award of the University of Texas. He is listed in Who's Who in the World.