page_title: Frank C. Rand
section_title: Business career
hierarchical_section_title: Frank C. Rand / Business career
caption_attribution_description: English: Roberts, Johnson and Rand-International Shoe Company Complex, St. Louis, MO
context_page_description: Frank C. Rand was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as the President of the International Shoe Company, the world's largest shoe manufacturer, from 1916 to 1930, and as its Chairman from 1930 to 1949.
context_section_description: Rand began his career as a stock clerk for the Roberts, Johnson, and Rand Shoe Company in 1898. He became its Vice-President in 1907. When the company became known as the International Shoe Company in 1911, he remained as Vice-President. He then served as its President from 1916 to 1930, and as its Chairman from 1930 to 1949. In 1928, as President, Rand reported strong, steady growth. The company, which became the world's largest manufacturer of shoes, eventually changed its name to Furniture Brands International.
  Rand served on the Boards of Directors of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, the Mercantile-Commerce National Bank, the Union-Electric Company of Missouri, and the Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company. From 1942 to 1945, in the midst of World War II, he was the President of the Greater St. Louis War Chest.
caption: Roberts, Johnson and Rand-International Shoe Company Complex in St. Louis, Missouri.
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