John Gutfreund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Gutfreund

American businessman

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 09-Mar-2016

Profession: banker, trader

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Halle Gutfreund (14 September 1929 – 9 March 2016) was an American banker, businessman and investor.
He was the CEO of Salomon Brothers Inc, an investment bank that gained prominence in the 1980s.
Gutfreund turned Salomon Brothers from a private partnership into a publicly traded corporation which started a trend in Wall Street for investment companies to go public.
In 1985, Business Week gave him the nickname "King of Wall Street".