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Lee Iacocca

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Lee Iacocca (Lido Anthony Iacocca) , 1924-, American business executive, b. Allentown, Pa. In 1946 he joined the Ford Motor Company, where he rose to president (1970-78). He left the company after a dispute with Henry Ford II and became president (1978) and then chairman (1979) of the Chrysler Corp., restoring it through shrewd financial policies, a $1.2 billion loan guarantee, and tax concessions granted by Congress. In the 1980s, he also served as chairman of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and engineered Chrysler's $1.5 billion acquisition of American Motors. Iacocca retired... Read more

Lido (Lee) Anthony Iacocca
Lido (Lee) Anthony Iacocca After a 32-year career with Ford...eight years as president, Lido (Lee) Anthony Iacocca (born 1924) engineered one of business...most admired businessmen. Lido (Lee) Anthony Iacocca was born October 15, 1924 in Allentown... Read more

Iacocca, Lee
Lee Iacocca Born: October 15, 1924 Allentown, Pennsylvania...Company, including eight years as president, Lee Iacocca engineered one of business history's greatest...admired businessmen. Early life Lido Anthony Iacocca was born October 15, 1924, in Allentown... Read more

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