Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,394) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,394) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 45 of 1,394 Results →

    Ray T. Parfet, Jr.

    During Parfet’s career at Upjohn Company, the company expanded from pharmaceuticals to veterinary, agricultural and health care fields. Under his leadership Upjohn developed the first oral anti-diabetes agent, discovered and developed useful broad-spectrum antibiotics,... View Details
    Keywords: Healthcare

      Eli Lilly II

      Succeeding his father, Lilly spent his entire career, 70 years, with Eli Lilly and Company. He started as superintendent of manufacturing in 1907 and was the company’s honorary chairman until his death in 1977. He presided over Lilly’s dramatic growth as a major... View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare

        Ralph S. Larsen

        Larsen reorganized J&J and managed its costs in order to improve its efficiency and reduce operating expenses. Between 1994-1999, the annual operating costs were reduced by $2 billion, which enabled J&J to compete aggressively in the personal care market.... View Details
        Keywords: Healthcare

          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

            Philip B. Hofmann

            Hofmann served as Johnson and Johnson’s first non-family member CEO. He was instrumental in the success of the Ortho Pharmaceutical affiliate and during his tenure as CEO, he doubled sales – reaching the $1 billion mark by 1970. View Details
            Keywords: Healthcare

              William W. George

              George is credited with Medtronic’s phenomenal growth from a small producer of pacemakers to an international manufacturer of a broad line of medical devices. Through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, George catapulted revenues from $1 billion to $6 billion. View Details
              Keywords: Healthcare

                Francis C. Brown

                Schering, a German company, was one of the first to be seized by the United States during World War II under the Alien Property Custodian Act. Accepting what he thought was a temporary post, Brown built Schering into a formidable player in the pharmaceutical industry.... View Details
                Keywords: Healthcare

                  Paris Wallace

                  Keywords: Healthcare

                    P. Roy Vagelos

                    Vagelos had an uncanny ability to turn scientific research into commercial blockbuster success. He is credited with rejuvenating Merck’s research efforts, culminating in the development of breakthrough applications for hypertension, heart disease, and cholesterol... View Details
                    Keywords: Healthcare

                      John G. Searle

                      The pharmaceutical company that John Searle inherited from his father was moderately successful, with about $1 million in sales in 1936, but under Searle’s guidance the company grew rapidly. G. D. Searle’s biggest growth is owed to the launch of the first oral... View Details
                      Keywords: Healthcare

                        William F. Laporte

                        Laporte grew revenues, earnings, earnings per share and dividends every year of his CEO tenure with return on equity averaging 30% from 1971 to 1981. Laporte built American Home Products through debt-free strategic acquisitions and targeted marketing. Flagship products... View Details
                        Keywords: Healthcare

                          James W. Johnson

                          Johnson brought Band-Aid, an adhesive bandage, to the market. The product developed in 1920 soon became a standard in first-aid kits and one of the staples in the J&J family of products. James Johnson was also responsible for the early international expansion of... View Details
                          Keywords: Healthcare

                            Edward Bausch

                            In 1882, Bausch, working at his father’s Bausch and Lomb Optical factory, secured his first patent on a Trichnoscope, a microscope designed for use in detecting contaminated meat. He also supplied the lens for the first Kodak camera in 1888. Bausch became president of... View Details
                            Keywords: Healthcare

                              John M. Hiebert

                              In his years of leadership at Sterling, Hiebert consolidated the brand names of Bayer, Centaur-Caldwell and Chas into a single division that became increasingly profitable and also launched the environmentally conscious Zimmerman process, designed to help reduce... View Details
                              Keywords: Healthcare

                                Ronald W. Dollens

                                Dollens was vital to the creation and success of Guidant Corporation, a spin-off of Eli Lilly. Through his leadership of Guidant, Dollens introduced several medical breakthrough technologies including the internal defibrillator and produced a 20-fold increase in market... View Details
                                Keywords: Healthcare

                                  John W. Brown

                                  Brown took the helm of Stryker upon the death of its CEO (the founder’s son). In a short period of time, Stryker built the small company into a medical products powerhouse. Taking the company public in 1977, Brown oversaw phenomenal growth. Revenues increased from $23... View Details
                                  Keywords: Healthcare

                                    Richard D. Wood

                                    During Wood’s 18-year tenure as CEO, Lilly’s revenues and earnings increased every year. He is credited with generating a sevenfold increase in revenues and a tenfold increase in earnings – making Eli Lilly one of the 25 largest companies in the United States. View Details
                                    Keywords: Healthcare

                                      Ernest H. Volwiler

                                      Volwiler was a pioneer in the field of anesthetic medicine, developing two breakthrough drugs, Nembutal and Pentothal, which put patients to sleep for surgical or dental procedures. Beyond his brilliance as a scientist, Volwiler was instrumental in helping Abbott to... View Details
                                      Keywords: Healthcare

                                        Francis Boyer

                                        Boyer presided over a dramatic expansion of the Smith Kline & French business. Under his leadership, Smith Kline increased their sales threefold from $43 million to $124 million and increased their earnings fivefold from $4 million to $20 million. This growth was... View Details
                                        Keywords: Healthcare

                                          George W. Merck

                                          Merck played a pivotal role in the development of Merck & Company as a pharmaceutical research powerhouse. He created the firm’s first research division in 1933 and orchestrated the 1953 merger with Sharp and Dohme. During his tenure, Merck’s asset base grew from... View Details
                                          Keywords: Healthcare