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branch system. He later headed Chase’s retail and corporate business for midtown and moved to the international department in 1969, where he headed operations in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, before becoming executive vice president in charge of Chase’s international operations. After a short
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said at the time of Butcher's death Chase was beset by hundreds of millions of dollars in losses from poorly performing loans in developing countries such as Brazil.
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tenure as Chase’s vice chairman for worldwide planning, expansion and diversification, Butcher was named president and chief operating officer, reporting to
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Butcher joined Chase National Bank, predecessor to Chase Manhattan, in 1947 and spent his early career in Chase’s
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Born October 25, 1926 in Bronxville, NY, Butcher began his higher education in 1944 at
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Under Rockefeller and Butcher, Chase expanded into more than 50 countries, including
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Universities and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Pace University.
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