James Dicke II is Chairman and CEO of Crown Equipment Corporation which, under his leadership, has become the largest manufacturer of forklift trucks in the United States and the fifth-largest in the world.
Dicke also has served on the Board of Directors of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Commissioners, the Anderson-Cooke Air Force Museum Foundation, the Dayton Power and Light Company, the National Museum of American Art, the Advisory Committee for the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, and the Bicycle Museum of America. Appointed by President George W. Bush, he also serves on the President's Export Council.
Jim Dicke is a graduate Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
My grandfather believed that after World War II people were going to go back to having coal furnaces in their homes and so he went to E. P. Marsh who was in the process of discontinuing this product, and said to E. P. Marsh that he wanted to buy the rights back to this product and start to distribut...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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James Dicke Shares Background of Ideas Prior To Founding Of Crown Equipment Corporation
James Dicke States Importance of Distinguishing Between Personal And Business Relationships In A Family Business
James Dicke Discusses Challenge of Keeping Family Business Running Through Multiple Generations
James Dicke States Biggest Constraint For Small Companies In The US Today Is Ability To Attract and Retain Talented Workers
James Dicke Shares Disappointment With Industry Focus on Short-Term Profits Versus Long-Term Success
James Dicke States Being In A Family Business Gives You An Opportunity To Lead At An Earlier Age
James Dicke Discusses Challenge of Communicating Within An International Organization
James Dicke States Family Business Can Provide Great Opportunity For Children - But Only If They Want That Opportunity
James Dicke States Undergraduates Who Are Thirsty To Learn Are More Appealing Job Candidates
