biography
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Thornton, Tex
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popular name of Charles B(ates) Thornton
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| male
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| lived:
| (1913–81)
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| biography:
| Conglomerate organizer, born in Haskell, Texas, USA. After developing the armed forces' first statistical management control system during World War 2, he led the ‘Whiz Kids’ team that modernized Ford's management (1946–9) and restructured Hughes Aircraft's management (1949–53). He co-founded the electronics company (1953) that became Litton Industries, and through dozens of mergers it became one of the country's first conglomerates. Thornton served as president (until 1961), then chairman, and chief executive officer. |
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