Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca is an American businessman known for engineering the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars, being let go from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992. Iacocca was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during the 1980s. He is the author of several books, including Iacocca: An Autobiography, and Where Have All the Leaders Gone? Portfolio named Iacocca the 18th-greatest American CEO of all time. 

October 15th, 1924 in Allentown  /  Died:   Jul 2nd, 2019 - aged 94