- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Wallace R. Persons
Emerson Electric Company
1954 - 1973
Fabricated Goods
b. 1909
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Case Western Reserve University (formerly Case Institute of Technology) |
| Graduate | MS, Case Western Reserve University (formerly Case Institute of Technology) |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1909 - 1999 |
| Birthplace | Missouri (MO) |
| Race | White |
During his twenty year tenure, Persons took Emerson from a small fan and motor maker with sales of $50 million to a large diversified industrial manufacturer with sales of over $900 million. Noted for continuously cutting costs and conservatively acquiring only smaller companies compatible with Emerson’s expertise, Persons grew the company slowly while maintaining record breaking earnings each successive year.