Walter Bowes

Organization founder

1882 – 1957

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Who was Walter Bowes?

Walter Bowes was an English-born industrialist and sportsman who came to fame in the United States as the co-founder of Pitney Bowes.

An entrepreneur and salesman, he achieved great success as a businessman and also had a passion for racing yachts and horses.

He co-founded the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company in 1920. Today, the company that bears his name, Pitney Bowes Inc., is a $6.1 billion provider of software, hardware and services related to documents, packaging, mailing and shipping, collectively referred to as the mailstream.

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Born
1882
Employment
  • Pitney Bowes
Died
1957

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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