Former McGraw-Hill CEO Dies at 92
Harold W. McGraw, Jr., who spent eight years as CEO of publishing giant McGraw-Hill, passed away this morning.
McGraw’s tenure at the company saw a doubling of revenue and a tripling of per-share profits, and he helped the company’s Standard & Poor’s division cement its status as a premier credit ratings agency. Perhaps his most notable achievement at the helm of McGraw-Hill was his stewardship of the company through an attempted hostile takeover by American Express in 1979.
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