Jeffrey Steiner

Jeffrey Steiner (April 3, 1937, Vienna - November 1, 2008) was the chief executive officer of the Fairchild Corporation, the successor corporation of Fairchild Industries, Inc.^[1]

Steiner was born in Vienna, Austria. He became the leading executive of the Fairchild Corporation in 1985. He introduced Michael Milken of Drexel Burnham to many of the European banks which would become buyers of Drexel's "junk bonds."

Steiner was a leader and contributor among the youth of the Jewish community. The New York Times called him a "globe-trotting takeover artist". The French government honored him for his contributions to the arts, naming him a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. ^[2]

He died in November 2008 after a long battle with cancer, and was survived by five children and six grandchildren.

References

^ Banner Aerospace, Inc. - Company History
^ Michael S. Rosenwald (February 9, 2009). "Steiner's Fairchild Struggles On Without Him". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/08/AR2009020801741.html.

External links

Shareholders sue Steiner, Washington Post, January 29, 2006

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Name	Steiner, Jeffrey
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Date of birth	April 3, 1937
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