Peter Redmond Scanlon (February 13, 1931 – December 3, 2009) was the chairman and chief executive officer of Coopers & Lybrand, one of the Big Eight auditors, from 1982 to 1991.
[1] At a time when other accounting firms were merging, Scanlon kept Coopers & Lybrand independent and grew it through expansion rather than mergers.
[1] After high school, Scanlon attended Iona College, receiving a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1952.
[1] He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, returning to the firm when he had completed his four years of service.
[1] However, Coopers & Lybrand were able to take advantage of the mergers going on in the industry to attract international affiliates who had grown disaffected with their parent firms.