William Wrigley, Jr. II
American businessman
William Wrigley Jr. (born October 6, 1963) is an American billionaire businessman, and CEO of Parallel, a company that sells cannabis products.2
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Born Oct 6, 1963.1
About
He is the former chairman and CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
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Companies
- Wrigley CompanyChair7
Early life and education
- Date not recordedDuke University3
- Date not recordedThe Wharton School3
- Date not recordedLatin School of Chicago3
Wrigley is the son of Alison (Hunter) and William Wrigley III (1933–1999), the grandson of Philip K. Wrigley (1894–1977) and the great-grandson of William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932).
Wrigley graduated from the Phoenix Country Day School in Phoenix, Arizona. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1985 and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Career
Occupation: entrepreneur.5
- Date not recordedChair, Wrigley Company4
Under his leadership, the company expanded beyond chewing gum by purchasing Altoids and Life Savers from Kraft Foods' candy division in addition to Spanish confectionery company Joyco.
He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez in October 2006. Perez, former CEO of Nike and SC Johnson, was the first non-Wrigley head of the company.
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Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States6
Links
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