- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Wilton D. Cole
Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
1956 - 1963
Publishing & Print Media
b. 1903
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Harvard University |
| Graduate | LLB, Fordham University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1903 - 1991 |
| Birthplace | Minnesota (MN) |
| Race | White |
Cole radically transformed the publishing company by selling the struggling magazine division in 1956, which, at the time, represented over 50% of the firm’s revenues. Through a series of targeted acquisitions and internal investment, Cole more than doubled the business in less than five years. Through his efforts, Crowell-Collier became a leader in the book publishing industry and achieved record levels of profitability.