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Market trends, opportunities in advanced technology fields

industrial automation & process control, energy & power systems, automotive & transportation, and environmental & building technologies. Gartner Online - The database includes research findings on a wide range of... View Details

    Antonio Madero

    Keywords: Automotive Parts
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    Ryan Kim

    independent sponsor private equity firm and completed a self-funded search to buy a regional automotive installation services business which he operated as President. Prior to that, Ryan worked in large and mid cap private equity, led... View Details
    Keywords: Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Search Fund; Financial Services (All); Impact Investing; Financial Services (All)
    • 01 Mar 2011
    • News

    Snappy Salute

    he can’t get to a gym while traveling.” Pinchuk, who joined Snap-on in 2002 from Carrier Corp., told the Journal Sentinel that while China will eventually be a big market for his auto-repair tools, right now the Chinese automotive fleet... View Details
    Keywords: veterans; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

      Guy W. Vaughan

      Vaughan was instrumental in the creation of products such as the Wright Whirlwind J-6 plane, used by Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Cyclone engine series, which were used in DC-1 aircraft. Vaughan’s real achievements, however, came during World War II, when he... View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        Alex Trotman

        Being of Scottish descent, Trotman’s presence as CEO of Ford was seen as quite rare at the old auto giant. However, with Trotman’s special attention to leadership at all levels, he continued to improve the company’s operations. Instituting intensive, innovative... View Details
        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

          Willard F. Rockwell, Jr.

          Having worked in many of the company's subsidiaries since graduating from college, Rockwell Jr. assumed leadership from his father in 1967 and expanded the company across the globe through a series of mergers and acquisitions. View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            Willard F. Rockwell

            Trained as an engineer, Rockwell had several positions in the auto-parts manufacturing industry prior to becoming president of the entity now known as Rockwell International. Though the company was successful as an auto-parts maker, Rockwell expanded it into many other... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

              Simon Ramo

              A brilliant scientist, Ramo held 25 patents by the age of 30. He was responsible for much of the development of the Air Force’s ballistic missile, airborne radar, computer, navigation and armament control systems. He started his own company in 1953, and it merged with... View Details
              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                John K. Northrop

                After frustrating attempts at aircraft engineering with many other firms, John Northrop founded Northrop Aircraft and helped it grow into a very lucrative defense contractor, providing everything from bombers, fighter jets, and reconnaissance planes to the United... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  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

                    Paul G. Hoffman

                    Hoffman, the Studebaker company executive, is one of the few auto company presidents to have risen from the sales department. In the first nine-months of his tenure, sales totaled 30,194, which put the company fourth among the independent passenger car producers. By... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                      Joseph W. Crosby

                      Crosby built a small $3 million military supply (jet propulsion fuels) company into a $275 million advanced research and development operation. During his tenure, Thiokol designed sophisticated rocket launch equipment used for the Mercury and Gemini space programs and... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
                      • 01 Sep 2016
                      • News

                      The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout

                      The US automotive industry collapse was one of the most important business stories to come out of the 2008 financial crisis—and like so many events of that time, it was big on headlines but short on nuance. To address that shortfall,... View Details
                      Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

                        Thornton A. Wilson

                        Wilson took over the struggling Boeing Company during the recession of the early 1970s. A radical cost cutter, Wilson slashed two thirds of the work force and made the company profitable again. During his 17-year tenure, Wilson pushed Boeing to move into more... View Details
                        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                          Charles Erwin Wilson

                          Despite his reluctance to produce military goods, Wilson was nonetheless an excellent manager during World War II and helped his company garner over $14 billion worth of military contracts. In the post war era, Wilson’s success continued as he returned the company to... View Details
                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                            Roger B. Smith

                            Smith made sweeping changes at the auto giant, which had become complacent in its success and was losing share to foreign imports. Smith instituted a barrage of controversial changes at GM that included forming strategic joint ventures with Japanese and Korean auto... View Details
                            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                              Igor I. Sikorsky

                              Sikorsky was a pioneer in the aircraft industry. The father of the helicopter, Sikorsky patented and flew the first helicopter in 1939. Revolutionizing the transport industry, Sikorsky Aircraft eventually supplied helicopters for both military and commercial purposes... View Details
                              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                                Donald E. Petersen

                                Though he was part of the teams that launched the Ford Thunderbird and Mustang, Petersen's real fame is rooted in his revival of the Ford dynasty in the 1980s. Under Petersen's leadership, Ford grew out of the shadow of GM, redesigning the Thunderbird, and launching... View Details
                                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                                  Guy S. Peppiatt

                                  During the nineteen years Peppiatt served the company in an executive capacity, the net sales of Federal-Mogul increased dramatically from $25 million (1950) to $263 million (1969). This tenfold increase was fostered by his commitment to retaining and building a strong... View Details
                                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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