Sales Ad Saturday- James Nance named President of Packard
This week in 1952 marked the beginning of the end for Packard for this week's 'Sales Ad Saturday’. Jim Nance was elected President of Packard on May 8th, 1952. Nance was charismatic, driven, and considered a highly competent and well-respected executive, who had earned a solid reputation with his previous work as Vice President at Zenith radio, and CEO of GE’s Hotpoint division. Packard had tried to hit the ground running after the war, but its immediate offering was little m
