- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
John G. Smale
Procter & Gamble Company
1981 - 1990
Personal Care & Home Products
| Military Service | Navy |
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b. 1927
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Miami University (Ohio) |
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| Born-Died | 1927 |
| Birthplace | Canada |
| Race | White |
Known for his patient managerial style, Smale worked at Procter & Gamble for 38 years. Under Smale's leadership as CEO, P&G's earnings and stock price doubled while the company expanded abroad and into higher margin products. Two years after retiring as Chairman of P&G, Smale became Chairman of General Motors and was responsible for its turnaround in the early 1990s.