- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Francis Boyer
Smith Kline & French Laboratories
1951 - 1958
Healthcare
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1893
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| Born-Died | 1893 - 1972 |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Race | White |
Boyer presided over a dramatic expansion of the Smith Kline & French business. Under his leadership, Smith Kline increased their sales threefold from $43 million to $124 million and increased their earnings fivefold from $4 million to $20 million. This growth was achieved despite threefold and fivefold increases in sales and research expenses, respectively.