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Howard Ladd
Howard Philip Ladd (April 5, 1921 – April 5, 2015) was an electrical engineer, inventor, marketer, entrepreneur and bank founder. Ladd was a pioneering giant in American and international consumer audio and video electronics.
The founder of Concord Electronics, Ladd was largely responsible for the introduction and acceptance of personal audio and video tape recorders in the US. As executive vice president and COO of the Sanyo Corporation, Ladd managed that brand's highly successful US introduction as well as managing its subsidiary Fisher Electronics.
Ladd was the first of two sons born to Augusta Gertrude (née Feiner) and David Ladd (Ladezinsky) in Providence, Rhode Island on April 5, 1921. Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ladd died on July 7, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.
Ladd married Louise F. Lieberman in 1942. He was later married to actress Lara Lindsay.
Ladd attended Overbrook High School and graduated from Germantown High School in 1938, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ladd graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1942 with a degree in electrical engineering and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Howard's prowess as a businessman and interest in technology were further developed during his four years in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Among many engineering projects, he was integrally involved in the development of radio controlled target drone aircraft. Upon his release from active duty, Howard visited Los Angeles and moved there.
The ten years after WWII saw Ladd actively involved in the formation of several businesses including a Southern California toy company. His great interest in technology led him back to electronics, setting him on the path to become a world business leader in the design and manufacturing of consumer and commercial audio and video equipment, including audio receivers, speakers, turntables, video cameras and recorders.
Ladd founded Concord Electronics, initially developing and marketing some of the first reel-to-reel and stereo audio compact cassette tape recorders that were sold in the U.S..
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Howard Ladd
Howard Philip Ladd (April 5, 1921 – April 5, 2015) was an electrical engineer, inventor, marketer, entrepreneur and bank founder. Ladd was a pioneering giant in American and international consumer audio and video electronics.
The founder of Concord Electronics, Ladd was largely responsible for the introduction and acceptance of personal audio and video tape recorders in the US. As executive vice president and COO of the Sanyo Corporation, Ladd managed that brand's highly successful US introduction as well as managing its subsidiary Fisher Electronics.
Ladd was the first of two sons born to Augusta Gertrude (née Feiner) and David Ladd (Ladezinsky) in Providence, Rhode Island on April 5, 1921. Raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ladd died on July 7, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.
Ladd married Louise F. Lieberman in 1942. He was later married to actress Lara Lindsay.
Ladd attended Overbrook High School and graduated from Germantown High School in 1938, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ladd graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1942 with a degree in electrical engineering and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Howard's prowess as a businessman and interest in technology were further developed during his four years in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Among many engineering projects, he was integrally involved in the development of radio controlled target drone aircraft. Upon his release from active duty, Howard visited Los Angeles and moved there.
The ten years after WWII saw Ladd actively involved in the formation of several businesses including a Southern California toy company. His great interest in technology led him back to electronics, setting him on the path to become a world business leader in the design and manufacturing of consumer and commercial audio and video equipment, including audio receivers, speakers, turntables, video cameras and recorders.
Ladd founded Concord Electronics, initially developing and marketing some of the first reel-to-reel and stereo audio compact cassette tape recorders that were sold in the U.S..