
entrepreneur
Engenheiro eletricista, empresário e filantropo americano (1912–1996)
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Join the roomDavid Packard foi um engenheiro eletricista americano e cofundador, com Bill Hewlett, da Hewlett-Packard (1939), atuando como presidente (1947–64), CEO (1964–68) e presidente do conselho de administração da HP. Ele atuou como vice-secretário de Defesa dos EUA de 1969 a 1971 durante a administração Nixon. Packard atuou como presidente da Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) de 1976 a 1981 e presidente de seu conselho de regentes de 1973 a 1982.
“The most important question we have to deal with, is a combination of population control and the control of our environment — how to utilize the world in as effective a way as we can for the future of mankind.”
“Marketing is far too important to be left only to the marketing department!.”
“The best company management is one that combines a sense of corporate greatness and destiny, with empathy for - and fidelity to - the average employee.”
“The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience.”
“Set out to build a company and make a contribution, not an empire and a fortune.”
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