Charles Sterling Bunnell
Charles Sterling Bunnell | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date |
| Died | April 23, 1988 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, corporate director |
| Known for | Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Credit Policy Committee at First National City Bank; Director at Citibank; board member of BASF Colors & Chemicals, Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, Wheeling Steel Corporation |
Charles Sterling Bunnell (December 4, 1901 – April 23, 1988) was a prominent figure in American banking. Upon completing his studies at Yale University in 1924, Bunnell launched his professional journey at the First National City Bank of New York, ultimately advancing to the roles of Senior Vice President and Chairman of the Credit Policy Committee. At the onset of World War II, he was assigned to the bank's branch in Berlin and subsequently took on a position as a Director at Citibank.
In addition to his banking career, Bunnell served on the boards of several leading companies, including BASF Colors & Chemicals, the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company (operating under BP), and the Wheeling Steel Corporation (a subsidiary of SeverStal).
His professional affiliations extended to esteemed groups such as Scroll and Key, Delta Kappa Epsilon at Yale, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee linked to the Federal Reserve.
Bunnell's lineage connected him to distinguished business families: maternally, he was the grandson of contractors Charles Gilbert Peterson and Gilbert Peterson from Lockport, New York, while paternally, he was related as nephew to John William Sterling, founder of the legal firm Shearman & Sterling.