- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Thomas F. Manville
Johns-Manville Corporation
1901 - 1924
Construction & Real Estate
b. 1862
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1862 - 1924 |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin (WI) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Head, Same Company |
Manville introduced approximately 1,300 products, mainly made of asbestos. During the quarter-century of his successful presidency, he set a precedent for highly conservative management. He was renown for his great salesman-skills, diversification of the company’s production lines and for increasing sales from $1.5 million to over $40 million.