PERSONNEL: Changes of the Week, Dec. 24, 1956

tl George Champion, 52, was named president, and David Rockefeller, 41, vice chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank in a move designed to bring younger men into top posts in New York City's No. i and the nation's No. 2 bank (first: Bank of America). Born in Illinios. Banker Champion graduated from Dartmouth in 1926 (where he played on the undefeated football team that year), spent seven years with various banks until he joined Chase in 1933, stayed on to become senior vice president in charge of the United States Department (lending and deposit relations with banks, other businesses...

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