Edward N. Ney
| Edward N. Ney | |
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| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
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In office June 30, 1989 – June 20, 1992 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas Niles |
| Succeeded by | Peter Teeley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edward Noonan Ney May 26, 1925 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2014 (aged 88) |
Edward Noonan Ney (May 26, 1925 – January 8, 2014) was the chief executive officer of advertising agency Young & Rubicam from 1970 to 1986, and served as United States Ambassador to Canada from 1989 to 1992.
Edward N. Ney was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on May 26, 1925, the son of John J. Ney, a manager for American Standard Brands. He went to high school at the John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri. He then attended Amherst College. During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps. After the war, he returned to Amherst and received his B.A. in 1946.
In 1950, Ney married Suzanne Hayes and together the couple would have three children, Nicholas (b. Feb. 12, 1953), Hillary (b. 1954), and Michelle (b. Dec. 9, 1955). In 1974 they divorced and he married Judy Lasky the same year.
In 1951, Ney joined Young & Rubicam, the world's largest advertising communications company, as an account manager. Ney worked his way up the ranks at Young & Rubicam, eventually becoming the company's president and then, in 1970, its chief executive officer, a position he held until 1986. He was chairman of Young & Rubicam from 1986 until 1989. He was also Vice-Chairman of Paine Webber during the same years. Ney was inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame in 1988.
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