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Mar 17, 2023 · Summary. Grace is courage under pressure— the best ones die moving forward. —Ernest Hemingway.
J. Peter Grace. W. R. Grace and Company. 1945–1992. Industry: Chemicals & Industrial. Era: 1940. Grace dramatically grew the company through massive diversification efforts. In 1950, Latin American operations brought in 60% of W.R. Grace & Company sales. Grace’s diversification efforts decreased the above percentage to only 19% by 1962.
Grace, J(oseph) Peter, Jr. (b. 25 May 1913 in Manhasset, New York; d. 19 April 1995 in New York City), business executive who transformed a thriving family business into a multinational conglomerate in the course of a career whereby he headed a major U.S. corporation for nearly five decades.
Feb 24, 1985 · A short potbellied man with a slight lisp, he is half pulpit-thumping evangelist, half stand-up comic. (About examining the Pentagon's budget: ''I didn't even take...
Mar 27, 2007 · Summary. Real spiritual leaders are “in short supply” in the church today (p. 17). All the leaders God calls have shortcomings (p. 17), but God uses them nonetheless. Sacrifice is a hallmark of the spiritual leader and may explain why so few serve in leadership or succeed in it (p. 18).
Who was J. Peter Grace? Joseph Peter Grace was a multimillionaire American industrialist and conglomerateur of Irish Catholic heritage. He was president of the diversified chemical company for 48 years, making him the longest reigning CEO of a public company.
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Mar 26, 2021 · Spending 57 years with the company, Peter became Grace’s longest-serving CEO. He was an adviser to Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan. Under Peter’s leadership, Grace diversified, bought Davison Chemical and Dewey & Almy Chemical in 1954.
