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CodeDS/UK/16366
NameWhitehead; Walter Edward (1908-1978); CBE; British Royal Navy officer, advertising executive, author
Dates1908-1978
GenderMale
BiographyWalter Edward Whitehead, CBE (20 May 1908 – 16 April 1978) was a British Royal Navy officer, a veteran of the South Pacific campaign, better known as the advertising representative of Schweppes Tonic Water. The first campaign was created by Ogilvy & Mather Agency in 1955 and ran through the 1960s.

Born in Aldershot, England, Commander Whitehead was at one time the President of Schweppes (USA) and General Manager (Overseas).

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