Charles Edward Wilson (businessman)

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

  1. "Kingsport News from Kingsport, Tennessee on August 21". Kingsport News. This was Electric Charlie, president of General Electric
  2. "GE History - Past Leaders". www.ge.com. December 7, 2012.
  3. "Justice For 'Engine Charlie'". Newsweek . February 19, 1995.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Charles E. Wilson of G.E. Dies; Mobilized Industry in 2 Wars". The New York Times . January 4, 1972.
  5. Herman, Arthur. Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, pp. 194, 199, 241, Random House, New York, NY, 2012. ISBN   978-1-4000-6964-4.
  6. "Charles Edward Wilson: Leadership". Harvard Business School. anti-union campaign at GE .. 'take it or leave it'
Charles Wilson
Photograph of Charles E. Wilson, formerly president of the General Electric Company, taking the oath of office as... - NARA - 200261.jpg
Wilson (left) being sworn in
Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
In office
December 16, 1950 March 31, 1952
Business positions
Preceded by President of the General Electric Company
1940–1942
Succeeded by
President of the General Electric Company
1945–1950
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cover of Time
13 December 1943
Succeeded by
Political offices
New office Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
1950–1952
Succeeded by