George S. May International Company
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George S. May International Company is an American company based in Park Ridge, Illinois that provides quality management consulting services to small- and medium-sized businesses.
[edit] History
George S. May founded the company in 1925.
In 1929, the the George S. May International Company expanded beyond its Midwest roots opening offices in New York City and San Francisco.
In 1940 the company moved headquarters to downtown Chicago where it occupied a series of offices for the next 26 years.
By 1950, there were 500 employees and 98 percent of the clients were businesses with between 50 and 500 employees.
George S. May died on March 12, 1962, at the age of 71. With his death, a new era began for the company he founded. A president, Raymond Margolies, was appointed. All shares of stock are owned by the May family.
In 1966, the George S. May International Company moved its international headquarters to Park Ridge, Ill., a suburb about 17 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.
On February 1, 1990, the George S. May International Company saw another management era begin as Raymond Margolies, a 31-year veteran of the company and president for 18 years retired. He passed the reins of the George S. May International Company to Donald J. Fletcher, who at the time was a 23-year veteran of the Management Service Department.
For more than 12 years, Mr. Fletcher continued the growth of the firm taking the company past the $100 million mark in volume.
The George S. May International Company started 2002 with several new executives. Israel Kushnir, a 21-year company veteran, became President.
