James F. Lyons President &CEO GenRad, Inc. Revenue: $300 million Employees: 1,500 "Being Irish has been my sine qua non for success," states James F. Lyons, and success certainly seems to follow him wherever he goes. His appointment in 1993 as president and chief executive officer of GenRad proved to be a harbinger of better times to come for the company. After nine … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: J. Lyons – J. McCann