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    Louis F. Bantle

    During his tenure as CEO, Bantle generated a 10-fold increase in revenues (from $100 million to $1 billion) for United States Tobacco. He divested of non-core operating units and launched a major advertising initiative which enabled UST... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco

      Clarence M. Woolley

      of the major European markets. As business picked up in the United States in the 1910s, especially with the onset of World War I, American Radiator began handling annual sales of $10 million and by the time Woolley retired as chairman in 1939, View Details
      Keywords: Fabricated Goods

        John Stuart

        of diversification, purchasing pet foods companies and other household brands, the most notable of which is the Aunt Jemima line. In 1918, the firm had sales of $123 million, but by the end of Stuart’s tenure, sales reached $277 million on View Details
        Keywords: Food & Tobacco
        • 01 Dec 2009
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        Online Entrepreneur

        growth of social media as an important business tool, “Communispace offers the only social-networking model with a proven track record of providing real business value and competitive advantage to businesses.” The firm, based in Watertown, Massachusetts, has 210... View Details
        Keywords: awards; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

          John P. Thompson

          Continuing the expansion begun by this father, John Thompson, aided by his brother Jere, grew 7-Eleven into the national business it is today. Despite a failed venture into the oil industry with the Citgo chain, Thompson successfully grew 7-Eleven through franchising,... View Details
          Keywords: Retail

            Dennis Sheedy

            After making a great deal of money in cattle raising, Sheedy entered the banking business as a vice president of Colorado National City Bank in 1886, a position that later gave him his connection to Globe Smelting. After helping the company reorganize its finances and... View Details
            Keywords: Metals

              Clayton L. Mathile

              Mathile bought the struggling pet food company from the founder when it had only one main product. Over the next decade, Mathile increased the company’s revenues by tenfold and introduced a full line of pet food and other pet-related... View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
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              Tax news and analysis

              href="https://search-proquest-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/accounting?accountid=11311" target="new">Accounting and Tax Newspapers Database:  Source of over 600 tax and accounting journals (HarvardKey login). Internal Revenue Service... View Details
              • 28 May 2019
              • News

              What I Do: Gordon Medenica (MBA 1979)

              lottery and gaming for the State of Maryland. A media executive earlier in his career, including 16 years at the New York Times Company, Medenica was drawn by the scale of an industry with estimated annual revenues of over $80 billion, in... View Details
              Keywords: Ryan Jones; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
              • 01 Jun 2025
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              Agenda: Stacy Sonnenberg (MBA 2003)

              interest from private equity investors. “There is a mortgage on these stadiums, but it’s a little different than the mortgage on your house. Here the revenues being generated by the project—tickets, suite and club seat revenue, naming... View Details
              Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

                Charles B. (Tex) Thornton

                After making a name for himself at Ford and later at Hughes, Thornton left to start an electronics company. Litton Industries had its roots in electronics but the company became a huge conglomerate, operating in a wide variety of businesses, from oil drilling rigs to... View Details
                Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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                Screening: Multinational Companies

                How do I screen for companies headquartered in one country or region with revenue or offices in another country or region? Capital IQ Hover over the Screening tab menu and select Companies. Under Company... View Details

                  Charles Edward Wilson

                  package that was not totally resolved until 1970. Nonetheless, GE continued to grow strongly under Wilson’s leadership, reaching revenue levels of over $1 billion while assets increased to $800 million. View Details
                  Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                    Max De Pree

                    diversity and open leadership policies, De Pree created a compelling corporate culture that produced stellar financial results – increasing revenues from $230 million to $743 million. View Details
                    Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                      E. Gifford Upjohn

                      Upjohn played an instrumental role in supporting legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to prove a drug’s effectiveness in clinical trials prior to its general release. A physician by training, Upjohn established the Medical Division of the company in 1937.... View Details
                      Keywords: Healthcare

                        Howard O. Beaver, Jr.

                        Beaver spent his entire professional career with Carpenter, building it into one of the largest suppliers of specialty metal products in the United States. During his tenure as CEO, he nearly tripled revenues from roughly $150 million to... View Details
                        Keywords: Metals

                          Walter S. Gifford

                          During Gifford’s presidency, AT&T experienced tremendous growth. Gifford increased operating revenue from $657 million to $2.25 billion. During Gifford’s tenure, the wire mileage of AT&T rose from 39.5 million to 113 million, and... View Details
                          Keywords: Communications

                            Vincent C. Ziegler

                            Zeigler presided over Gillette’s strongest financial performance in its 73-year history. He helped Gillette reach the $1 billion mark in revenues in 1973 – up from $340 million when he assumed the CEO position. Under Zeigler, Gillette... View Details
                            Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

                              Joseph A. Boyd

                              configurations – some of the most advanced computer technology at the time. His focus on new product introductions led to a seven-fold increase in revenues from $310 million to over $2.2 billion. Earnings saw a similar growth pattern... View Details
                              Keywords: Computers & Electronics

                                Richard J. Kogan

                                After spending a lengthy career at a smaller pharmaceutical firm, Kogan joined Schering-Plough in 1982. Throughout the next several years, he was a part of a group of executives that helped raise revenues from $1.8 billion in 1982 to $4.5... View Details
                                Keywords: Healthcare
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