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William Mays
President, Mays Chemical Co.
Bill Mays launched Mays Chemical Co. in 1980 as a oneperson operation, selling and processing orders himself.
But he was no rookie: He'd already been president of another chemical distributorship, where sales went from $300,000 to $5 million during his reign. After disagreements over philosophy and ethics, though, he left. Mays said the company changed the racial composition of its board of...