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Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.
Recognizing the potential of the home market, Decker virtually invented the “do-it-yourself” business by developing cordless tools in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. He moved the family company from a 100% focus on business-to-business tools to one focused on the... View Details
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Bert S. Cross
Cross spent over 40 years with 3M and was known as a “builder of businesses.” He successfully commercialized several new product lines including Scotchlite and Thermo-Fax copying machines. During his tenure, 3M expanded its international footprint, invested heavily in... View Details
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Richard T. Crane, Jr.
With Crane at the helm, The Crane Company enjoyed the greatest expansion in its history. Crane grew the company into a firm with factories, branch houses, sales offices, and exhibition rooms in 200 cities throughout the world including a workforce of 20,000 employees. View Details
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Charles L. Coughlin
For 35 years Coughlin served as CEO of Briggs and Stratton – a giant manufacturer of small gasoline engines. From 1950 to 1970, Coughlin generated a return on assets performance that ranked Briggs as one of the top 50 U.S. businesses. View Details
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Joseph S. Wright
Wright led Zenith Radio Corporation during its heyday as the leading manufacturer of color televisions in the United States. Under Wright’s direction, Zenith pioneered the wireless remote controller and introduced advances in color television, phonographs, and hearing... View Details
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John F. Welch, Jr.
Though he had the full support of GE’s board, Welch’s first few years as CEO consisted of extensive cost cutting plans, some of which involved controversial divestitures of GE subsidiaries. Having successfully streamlined the company, Welch had his employees focus on... View Details
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John T. Underwood
Purchasing the rights to the only “visible” typewriter available at the time, Underwood led his company to extreme success. By 1915, he had created the “largest and most complete typewriter factory in the world,” and his company was producing some 500 machines a day,... View Details
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Edward R. Stettinius
When Stettinius joined Diamond Match, it was the United States’ leading producer of matches, but it was a suffering entity. Within a few short years, however, Stettinius turned the company around and initiated an advertising campaign to boost popularity of the... View Details
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Theodore E. Steinway
Like other Steinways before and after him, Theodore Steinway continued the family’s dynasty in the piano making business. He is, however, known especially for his creation and publication of the Steinway family history in the mid-1950s. View Details
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Fred J. Borch
During his ten years as CEO, Borch invested heavily in three major areas – computers, nuclear power and commercial jet engines. His investments, especially in jet engines, paid off handsomely for General Electric. Through his efforts, Borch doubled the size of the... View Details
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Henry E. Singleton
A trained electrical engineer, Singleton’s first venture at Teledyne was to create semiconductors, a product that his previous employer, Litton Industries refused to produce, even at Singleton’s behest. After only a few years in operation, Singleton began acquiring... View Details
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Harold Boeschenstein
Recognizing the commercial and scientific opportunities for fiberglass in the mid-1930’s, Boeschenstein convinced Owens-Illinois to create a new company. With the launch of Owens-Corning Fiberglass, Boeschenstein built a new industry from scratch – tirelessly promoting... View Details
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Cedric H. Rieman
Rieman posted ten consecutive years of top level financial performance as head of Gardner-Denver. Under his leadership, Gardner-Denver expanded its base of industrial machinery customers and doubled both revenues and earnings. While it took the company 58 years to... View Details
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John D. Biggers
Biggers is recognized for strong labor-management relations. He was a key figure in bringing the Toledo Labor Peace Plan to nation-wide attention. In 1947, Biggers was head of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flat glass with sales of $100 million and... View Details
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John D. Nichols
Though not a name brand, Illinois Tool Works, a manufacturer of component industrial parts, has been recognized by Wall Street and Fortune for superior financial and management performance. Much of that credit is due to Nichols. He established a strong decentralized... View Details
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Joseph I. Miller
Under Miller’s direction, Cummins Engine was transformed from a small domestic engine producer to the largest provider of diesel truck engines in the world. He dramatically expanded the company’s presence in the international marketplace and was instrumental in... View Details
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James J. Ling
Ling was a maverick in the development of the conglomerate business model, building in 14 years the 14th largest industrial corporation in the United States. A major risk taker, Ling extensively used debt to sustain parent company growth and profitability. In 1965,... View Details
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Lewis W. Lehr
In his first year at the helm of 3M, Lehr presided over a major reorganization of the company’s diversified operations into 4 distinct divisions. The new and improved 3M began to focus on quality and innovation, as Lehr invested heavily in research and development, the... View Details
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Charles F. Knight
Knight introduced a methodical planning process throughout all company activities that focused on financial performance metrics. Under his leadership, Emerson has grown into a $14 billion company that routinely places in the top 10 among admired companies in the United... View Details
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Reginald H. Jones
A master of strategic planning, Jones designed a new organizational model for General Electric to ensure more accountability and control for specific large industry sectors. Despite a difficult economic climate, Jones was able to double revenues during his tenure from... View Details
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