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    Robert W. Johnson

    Johnson created a large-scale medical products company, specializing in surgical dressings and medical supplies for hospital markets. His name and products have become synonymous with quality health care treatment. View Details
    Keywords: Healthcare

      Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca

      Iacocca, former president of Ford Motor Company, took over Chrysler when it was leaning towards bankruptcy. He asked Congress for a loan, arguing that if Chrysler filed for bankruptcy, the government would have to spend more on unemployment compensation than on keeping... View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        George W. Hill

        Hill led the American Tobacco Company (Pall Mall, Lucky Strike) into the era of mass advertising. By the end of his life, he was regarded by many as the world’s most successful salesman, a corporate genius whose company consistently made money even during the... View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

          Henry J. Heinz II

          Heinz II engineered immense growth for the food products firm. In his first few years as president, Heinz took advantage of the postwar boom in the American economy and took the firm public in 1946. Through an extensive and well-planned set of acquisitions and other... View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

            Leonard Abramson

            Abramson accurately predicted the need for prepaid medical plans to manage spiraling medical spending in the 60’s and 70’s and founded U. S. Healthcare to capitalize on this opportunity. Abramson built a fast-growing and extremely profitable business culminating in an... View Details
            Keywords: Healthcare

              Arthur C. Dorrance

              In 1931, Dorrance began radio advertising, sponsoring famous radio programs like the George Burns & Gracie Allen Show and the Campbell Playhouse. Dorrance introduced Cream of Mushroom Soup in 1934, and in the same year renamed “Chicken with Noodles” soup “Chicken... View Details
              Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                Ellsworth M. Statler

                Having made a small fortune in the restaurant business, Statler opened his first hotel in 1907. Unlike most other hotels of the early 1900s, Statler’s hotels, of which there were 6 by the time of his death, had many rare traits: private bathrooms, personal telephones,... View Details
                Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

                  John R. Stafford

                  Stafford is credited with moving American Home Products from a diversified manufacturer of consumer health products into a major pharmaceutical company. He did so while consistently achieving impressive financial returns – continuing AHP’s 38-year trend of top return... View Details
                  Keywords: Healthcare

                    Herbert J. Siegel

                    Siegel built the once, small boat maker into one of the largest and most powerful media holding companies. Acquiring two independent television stations with the Chris-Craft acquisition in 1968, Siegel sold the boat business in 1980 and pursued a series of shrewd media... View Details
                    Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

                      Walter A. Munns

                      Munns presided over the continued growth and diversification of Smith Kline. He orchestrated strategic acquisitions in the consumer and medical business arenas, introduced “Contac” and other Smith Kline medicines to the international market, and expanded investments in... View Details
                      Keywords: Healthcare

                        Andrew W. Mellon

                        Mellon took over his family’s small private bank and turned it into one of the largest sources of venture capital in American history. Mellon played a substantial role in supplying capital for expanding industries, especially steel and oil. He was the driving force... View Details
                        Keywords: Finance

                          Howard H. McClintic

                          Marshall and McClintic built the largest independent steel fabricating firm in the United States. Among their numerous projects were the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Waldorff Astoria Hotel. By 1931, the... View Details
                          Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

                            George H. Love

                            Love took control of his uncle’s struggling coal operation and built it into the largest and most successful coal mining operation in the US. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, Love was able to achieve broader economies of scale. His technology investments... View Details
                            Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                              Harvey H. Lamm

                              Lamm created the only publicly traded car importer in the United States through the founding of Subaru of America. He introduced the United States to “four wheel drive” and “all wheel drive” with the import of the Subaru wagon in 1975, a move that would spawn a new... View Details
                              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                                Daniel C. Keefe

                                During his tenure as CEO, Keefe generated strong financial returns – both Ingersoll’s return on assets and market value performance placed the company among the top 50 financial performers in the U.S. during the 1950’s. Keefe more than doubled the company’s earnings –... View Details
                                Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                                  Samuel F. Hinkle

                                  Starting as a chemist with Hershey, Hinkle played a prominent role in the development of Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup, Krackel, Mr. Goodbar and fortified chocolate bars issued as K, C, and D rations during World War II. As CEO, Hinkle put Hershey on a course for... View Details
                                  Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                                    Harry B. Cunningham

                                    Cunningham took over S. S. Kresge with a vision to convert the retail chain into a discounter. Cunningham opened the first K-Mart discount store in a Detroit suburb in 1962. When Cunningham embarked on his mission, company sales were $483 million, less than half of... View Details
                                    Keywords: Retail

                                      John Wanamaker

                                      Wanamaker thought his “new kind of store,” which was a consolidation of many different kinds of shops into one, was the future of shopping. Not only did his department stores become very successful, they were also part of a merchandising revolution that steered people... View Details
                                      Keywords: Retail

                                        Samuel M. Vauclain

                                        Having become a skilled locomotive engineer while working as his father’s apprentice, Vauclain’s talent allowed him to rapidly advance through the ranks of Baldwin. In addition to his innovative designs, Vauclain’s sales skills allowed him to generate lucrative... View Details
                                        Keywords: Transportation

                                          John W. Van Dyke

                                          Taking over the debt-ridden firm after it was forcefully spun-off from Standard Oil by the United States Supreme Court, Van Dyke had minimal assets with which to work: only 3 refineries, no marketing structure, and no sales organization. Under Van Dyke’s leadership,... View Details
                                          Keywords: Utilities & Energy