- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Goff Smith
Amsted Industries
1974 - 1980
Construction & Real Estate
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1916
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | University of Michigan |
| Graduate | MBA, University of Michigan & MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1916 |
| Birthplace | Tennessee (TN) |
| Race | White |
Spending over 35 years with Amsted, Smith led the company through a period of phenomenal growth continuing a 40-year tradition of uninterrupted dividends. During his 6 years as CEO, he doubled revenues from $450 million to $915 million and more than doubled earnings from $34 million to $71 million.