Hercules Chemical Co.'s Chairman of the Board, Jay Fidler, retired after 57 years with the company. A military veteran, Fidler began working with Hercules in 1946 at its office and factory in lower Manhattan.
Fidler became National Sales Manager for the company in 1956 and was appointed its president in 1962. He was exposed to all facets of Hercules' growing business. The product line expanded, and sales grew as the company employed knowledgeable manufacturers' representatives across the country throughout his tenure. It also made dominant, regular appearances in the leading trade magazines, at trade meetings and exhibits nationally, regionally, and locally.