- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Melvin R. Goodes
Warner-Lambert Corporation
1991 - 1999
Personal Care & Home Products
b. 1935
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Queens University, Kingston |
| Graduate | MBA, University of Chicago |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1935 |
| Birthplace | Canada |
| Race | White |
| Father | White Collar Worker |
Goodes grew Warner-Lambert’s market value from $9 billion in 1991 to almost $60 billion in 1999. He helped the pharmaceutical company become a major player in the prescription drug industry and is responsible for striking a deal with Pfizer in 1996 to sell the cholesterol-reducing drug Lipitor which generated $2.2 billion in sales in 1998.