Lester Crown
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Lester Crown (born 1926) is the son of Chicago financier Henry Crown (d. 1990), who created Material Service with two brothers in 1919, which merged with General Dynamics in 1959. Lester controls family holdings, including large stakes in Maytag, Bank One and pro basketball's Chicago Bulls. He is a major benefactor of Jewish charities, universities and the Aspen Institute.
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| General Dynamics Corporation |
| Corporate Directors: Nicholas Chabraja | James Crown | Lester Crown | William Fricks | Charles Goodman | Jay Johnson | George Joulwan | Paul Kaminski | John Keane | Lester Lyles | Carl Mundy | Robert Walmsley |
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Subsidiaries: Bath Iron Works | Electric Boat | General Dynamics Land Systems | Gulfstream Aerospace Products: Arleigh Burke class destroyer | Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle | Los Angeles class submarine | M1 Abrams | Ohio class submarine | Seawolf class submarine | Stryker |
| Annual Revenue: .4 billion USD ( 23% FY 2004) | Employees: 70,200 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: [GD] | Website: [www.gendyn.com] |
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