Peter Cuneo

F. Peter Cuneo
Born	Alameda, California
Education	MBA
Alma mater	Alfred University Harvard Business School
Occupation	investor
Employer	Cuneo & Company, LLC
Title	Principal
Board member of	Alfred University
Children	Gavin Cuneo, Colin Cuneo

Peter Cuneo is an American businessman known having served as President of Black & Decker Corporation, CEO of Remington Products and Marvel Comics, Chairman of the Alfred University Board of Trustees and Managing Principal of Cuneo & Company., LLC., a private investment and management company.

After a year working as a quality control engineer for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Cuneo entered the U.S. Navy – graduating with honors from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. He served for three years on the USS Joseph Strauss, a guided missile destroyer, as Damage Control Officer and as Communications Officer. The Strauss participated in several war cruises during the Vietnam War and Cuneo was decorated for service in that conflict.

Cuneo was president of Clairol's personal care division. Leaving Clairol, Cuneo became president of Black and Decker security hardware group. Then Cuneo was selected to be Remington Products CEO. All three positions were as turn around.

He joined Marvel Entertainment as Chief Executive Officer in July 1999 and seved for two years as Marvel CFO. Cuneo then became Vice Chairman of the company's Board of Directors where he served until Marvel's sale to Disney at the end of 2009. Since 1999, Marvel’s stock price had risen from a low of $.96 to over $50.00 per share. In December, 2009, the Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel for over $4 billion.

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