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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
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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 Sep 2016
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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

    Antonio Madero

    Keywords: Automotive Parts
    • 01 Mar 2011
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    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
    • 05 Oct 2022
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    Inside the Chip Shortage

    Photo via Digital Chosun Photo via Digital Chosun The shortage of semiconductors that has hamstrung the automotive industry since 2020 isn’t over yet, and Renesas CEO Hidetoshi Shibata (MBA 2001) predicts the shortage will continue well... View Details
    Keywords: Computer and Electronic Product 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

                  Charles W. Nash

                  Not wanting to compete with the "Big Three" auto makers in the 1920s, Nash carved out a unique niche for well-designed luxury automobiles at medium prices. This strategy was very successful for Nash Motors as it became one of the few, profitable independent... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    William P. Lear

                    Long before he invented the autopilot and the executive jet that bears his name, Lear was a pioneer in the development of radio technology. A self-taught engineer, Lear developed the prototype for the first practical automobile radio which he sold to Motorola... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                      John D. Hertz

                      Hertz founded the Yellow Cab Company in 1915 as a way to provide transportation services at a modest price. At the time, livery services were targeted only to the upper echelons of society, and Hertz believed that there was a vast untapped potential. Hertz’s... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                        Robert E. Gross

                        Gross developed the popular World War II military pursuit plane named the Lightning in the U.S. and the Hudson in Britain. Gross’ Lockheed accounted for 6% of U.S. airplane production during World War II building 19,000 planes and employing a peak of 94,000 employees... View Details
                        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                          Harvey S. Firestone

                          By securing a large tire order from Henry Ford in 1906, and aggressively promoting his tires in automobile races, Firestone was able to grow his company’s sales from $100,000 in 1901 to $15 million in 1913, joining the ranks of the “Big Five” of the tire industry.... View Details
                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                            Victor Emanuel

                            During World War II, Emanuel produced all types of military aircraft, including giant bombers, aircraft carriers, and cruisers. After the war, Emanuel led the conversion of AVCO from a producer of aircraft and heavy goods to a manufacturer of consumer goods. Emanuel... View Details
                            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                              Donald W. Douglas

                              Douglas developed and built all types of military planes as well as civilian transport planes. The big breakthrough for Douglas came in the early 1930s when he introduced the DC series of planes. In 1935, Douglas introduced the DC-3, which had 21 to 28 passenger seats,... View Details
                              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                                Frederic G. Donner

                                An accountant by training, Donner was recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds in business. His overwhelming command of the financial aspects of running GM led him to set new records for sales, profitability, and dividend payments. He is principally credited... View Details
                                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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