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Ray W. Herrick

Herrick left Ford Motor Company in 1930 to start a small automobile parts manufacturing operation. Four years later, fearing a dependency on the volatile auto industry, he turned his attention to the new field of refrigeration. Over the ensuing decades, Herrick built... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Daniel F. Gerber

Gerber created the baby foods market as well as the company’s advertising campaign - the “Gerber Baby,” a symbol that became world-famous. By 1973, Gerber was the world’s largest supplier of baby foods with sales of $278 billion. Gerber also added non-baby food... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

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

Henry Ford

In 1908, Ford introduced to the market the Model T automobile. Through cost-cutting production methods, Ford was eventually able to reduce the price of the Model T to $260, making it affordable for the mass market. Establishing the continuously moving assembly line,... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

Harlow H. Curtice

Curtice took the helm of General Motors during the height of the post-war automobile boom. He dramatically impacted the boom by approving a $1 billion investment in the company. In so doing, General Motors expanded the scale and scope of its operations even though it... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

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Business of Sports

behavior in sport markets and athletic consumer goods University of Michigan Public dataset compiled by University of Michigan professor of Sport Management Dr. Rod Fort Data covers economics and... View Details

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

Terrence E. Adderley

Taking over his stepfather's role, Adderley was responsible for Kelly’s rapid growth. He expanded Kelly’s services and global reach while achieving revenue growth from $60 million in 1967 to over $4 billion today. Today, Kelly is the global leader in supplying... View Details

Keywords: Services

Daniel K. Ludwig

Ludwig created the largest shipping company in the United States (the world’s third largest) and one of the world’s biggest private multinational corporations. His operations spanned 23 countries, employed more than 2,000 people, and controlled several billion dollars... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

Harold V. Haverty

Haverty achieved over 5 consecutive years of 25%+ return on equity ratios and double digit revenue growth. He is credited with diversifying Deluxe – expanding into electronic funds processing from off-line check printing. Haverty was cited by Forbes in 1991 as the most... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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

13 Aug 2019