Robert Cole, a former sports reporter and veteran New York financial PR pro, died Nov. 30 after a bout with cancer. He was 72.
Bob and Susan Cole |
Cole ran Bronxville, N.Y.-based Cole Communications with his PR pro wife, Susan, for nearly two decades after several PR posts in the financial sector.
He was director of marketing and communications for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, VP of comms. for the New York State Bankers Assn., corporate communications manager for Bank of America in the Eastern U.S., and PR officer for Chase Manhattan.
He started out as a sports reporter and columnist for the New York Daily News and later taught PR at St. John’s and Pace universities.
He is survived by his wife, as well as two children and three grandchildren.