Spencer F. Eccles | |
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Born | Ogden, Utah, U.S. | August 24, 1934
Education | University of Utah (BA) Columbia University (MBA) |
Known for | First Security Corporation, Amalgamated Sugar Company |
Spouse | Cleone Emily Peterson Eccles |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Randal Quarles (son-in-law) |
Awards | Pierre de Coubertin Medal |
Spencer Fox Eccles (born August 24, 1934, Ogden, Utah) is a prominent financier and philanthropist in Salt Lake City, Utah and chairman emeritus of the Intermountain Region of Wells Fargo Corporation. From 1982 to 2000, he was chairman and chief executive officer of First Security Corporation of Salt Lake City, which was, until its sale to Wells Fargo in 2000, the largest banking organization in the Mountain West measured by assets, deposits and market capitalization.[1]