Walter Bowes

Walter Bowes
Born(1882-08-13)August 13, 1882
Bradford, England, United Kingdom
DiedJune 24, 1957(1957-06-24) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., United States
OccupationsIndustrialist, sportsman
Known forco-founder of Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company (now named Pitney-Bowes Inc.)

Walter Bowes (1882–1957) was an English-born industrialist and sportsman, who came to fame in the United States as the co-founder of technology firm Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company (now 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 with inventor Arthur Pitney. Today, the company that bears his name, Pitney Bowes Inc., is a multi-billion dollar provider of software, hardware and services related to documents, packaging, mailing and shipping, collectively referred to as the mailstream.

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