- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
William T. Kerr
Meredith Corporation
1997 - Present
Publishing & Print Media
b. 1941
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | University of Washington |
| Graduate | MA, University of Oxford & MBA, Harvard University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1941 |
| Birthplace | Washington (WA) |
| Race | White |
Kerr expanded Meredith Corporation by focusing on its core business and directly managing its financial performance. Over the last few years, the company compounded its earnings per share at 33% per year and tripled its profit margin to 15%. The Meredith Corporation is a leading media and marketing company, which publishes more than 50 home-and-family oriented magazines, including Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies’ Home Journal, and owns a dozen TV stations.