United States, Businessman
August 14,
1935 – November, 15, 2010.
W. Howard Lester (August 14, 1935 – November 15, 2010) was an American businessman who took over Williams-Sonoma in 1976 and acquired Pottery Barn in 1986, building a major catalog retailer that had more than 600 stores and annual sales of $3.4 billion by the time of his death.
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