Edward B. Pollak

Edward Pollak, 80, a longtime Stamford resident, died Sunday. Edward is survived by his wife, Marianne, his son, David, and daughter-in-law, Alejandra, his daughter Kari, his daughter Anne and son-in-law, Chris Elser, and grandsons, Ned and Hugh Elser of London , England . He is also survived by his sister, Jane Seff, and many nephews and nieces.

A lover of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Giants, Edward received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and MBA from Cornell University and worked for many years in the chemicals industry. He was a senior vice president of Olin Corp. and president and CEO of Olin Hunt Specialty Products. He managed Olin’s joint ventures in Japan , Europe, Australia , South Africa and Venezuela , and directed Witco Corp.’s Asia Pacific operations from Singapore . After retiring, Edward had great fun serving for a brief time as president and CEO of Yellow Cab Management Inc. in Chicago .

Edward was chair of the Business Roundtable Superfund Working Group and president of SOCMA. He served on the board of The Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources in Wyoming and the board of Valspar Corp. In Stamford , he was chair of the Liberation Programs board and the World Affairs Forum and sat on the board of the Stamford Symphony Orchestra. He was also an alternate on the Zoning Board of Appeals. During his retirement, Edward enjoyed playing tennis, auditing history and literature courses at SUNY and attending lectures.

A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20 Forest Street , Stamford .

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Bennett Cancer Center of Stamford Hospital or the Liberation Programs of Stamford CT.