William H. Gesell (June 8, 1890 – June 6, 1956)[1] was an American engineer, business executive and director of Lehn & Fink Products Corporation in Bloomfield, New Jersey,[2] now Sterling Drug.
[4][5][6][7] His father William J. Gesell (1865-1922) was one of the pioneers of Lehn & Fink,[8] a New York wholesale druggists and manufacturing chemists.
[11] After graduation he started his career as engineer with Lehn & Fink, Inc.
[12] After its completion William H. Gesell has been appointed general manager of the Lehn & Fink plant.
[16] Gesell also served as president of the Society for Advancement of Management in the years 1937-1939 as successor of Ordway Tead, and was succeeded by Myron Henry Clark.