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Charles Bluhdorn

@charlesbluhdorn

American industrialist

Building Gulf and Western Industries as Founder · United States

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Lived
1926–1983

About

Charles Bluhdorn (1926–1983) was an art collector and entrepreneur. They were born in Vienna. They served as président-directeur général.

In context

Gulf and Western Industries was founded in 1934 and closed in 1989, after 55 years. Among the 5 other clothing industry companies founded in the 1930s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 50 years, so this one outlasted most of them.

Contribution

Charles's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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