biography
| name: |
LaPorte, William (Frederick)
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pronunciation:
[lapaw(r)t]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1913– )
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| biography:
| Consumer products executive, born in New York City, New York, USA. He joined American Home Products (1938) and for more than 20 years in the 1960s and 1970s headed this multi-billion-dollar consumer products manufacturer. His dictatorial tenure was marked by stringent financial discipline and single-minded focus on profits, and he was known for his disdain of accepted management techniques such as corporate communications and strategic planning. |
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