Alfred P. Sloan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr., Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
American businessman (1875–1966)
Key facts
- Born
- Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. , ( 1875-05-23 ) May 23, 1875, New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
- Died
- February 17, 1966 (1966-02-17) (aged 90), New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( BS )
- Known for
- President & CEO of General Motors
- Spouse
- Irene Jackson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Place of death
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Hoover Medal
- Image
- Alfred P. Sloan on the cover of TIME Magazine, December 27, 1926.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alfred P. Sloan
- date of birth
- 1875-05-23
- date of death
- 1966-02-17
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/1966/02/18/archives/alfred-p-sloan-jr-dead-at-90-gm-leader-and-philanthropist-alfred-p.html
- name in native language
- Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr.
- short name
- Alfred P. Sloan
- archives at
- Swiss Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. (/sloʊn/ SLOHN; May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a longtime president, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors (GM). First as a senior executive and later as the head of the company, Sloan presided over the growth of General Motors into one of the largest corporations in the world. During this period, GM spearheaded the adoption of the annual model change, brand architecture, industrial engineering, automotive design (styling), and planned obsolescence within the automobile industry. Such developments forever changed lifestyles as well as the built environment in America and throughout the globe.
Sloan wrote his memoir, My Years with General Motors, in the 1950s. Like Henry Ford, Sloan is remembered with a complex mixture of admiration for his accomplishments, appreciation for his philanthropy, and unease or reproach regarding his attitudes during the interwar period and World War II.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfred P. Sloan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.