COMPANY

Founded 1928 as Gould Storage Battery. Revenues peaked in 1980 at $2.2B, but attempts to diversify were unsuccessful and costly. Gould was sold to Nippon Mining in 1988 for $1B. In 1993 the former Gould was reorganized as Gould Electronics, Inc.

Industry:
Electronic Components

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Eastlake, OH

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John G. Breen	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Sherwin-Williams, 1979-99
David I. Fuente	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Office Depot, 1986-2000
James F. McDonald	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Scientific-Atlanta, 1993-2006

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James F. McDonald	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Scientific-Atlanta, 1993-2006

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