Reginald F. Lewis
Subtitle: before TLC Beatrice
By: Lin Hart
Publisher: LHA Publishing Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO
Language: eng
Format: :
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780985347925
Subjects: Businessmen; Biography; Billionaires
Description: "Following the 1987 leveraged buyout of Beatrice Foods, Reginald F. Lewis was solidly positioned as CEO of a billion dollar conglomerate and a major player on Wall Street. Still in his forties, with a personal fortune that placed him on the Forbes 400 list, this pioneering businessman had achieved unimaginable success without the advantages of inherited wealth or family connections. What prepared this young African-American man from middle-class Baltimore to become one of the world's most respected executives? What can be learned from the formative years that shaped and molded Reginald F. Lewis into and enduring American success  story"---p [4] of cover.
Notes: "The young man before the billion-dollar empire"--Cover.