- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
W. Michael Blumenthal
Bendix Corporation
1967 - 1976
Automotive & Aerospace
b. 1926
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | University of California at Berkeley |
| Graduate | MS, Princeton University & Ph.D., Princeton University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1926 |
| Birthplace | Germany |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
When Blumenthal took over Bendix, it had become a gigantic conglomerate producing a bewildering variety of products. Blumenthal sold several of the company’s unprofitable divisions, and doubled company sales during his tenure to more than $3 billion. Under his leadership, Bendix was recognized as one of America’s best-managed corporations.