Biography
Hales was born in New York City, New York, and raised in Queens. He was the son of (John) Rulon Hales and his, wife Vera Marie Holbrooke. Rulon Hales was a successful artist. Robert Hales received degrees from the University of Utah and Harvard Business School and was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He married Mary Crandall, whom he met as a college sophomore. They got married in the Salt Lake Temple; they have two sons.
During his professional business career, Hales served in executive positions with four major national companies. After joining the Gillette Co., he became president of Papermate, a division of Gillette. Then he joined Max Factor as a vice president, and later headed Hughes Television Network. Just prior to his call to be a general authority, he was president of Chesebrough-Pond's.
In 2010, Deseret Book published Hales' book Return.
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