Nationality American Name Charles Butt Occupation Grocer Role Grocer | Spouse(s) Single Children None | |
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Born February 3, 1938 (age 86) ( 1938-02-03 ) Parents Mary Elizabeth Butt, Howard Edward Butt Sr. Siblings Mary Beth Butt, Howard E. Butt Jr., Margaret Eleanor Butt Crook Grandparents Florence Thornton, Rosa Ross, Thomas Holdsworth Similar People Howard Edward Butt Sr, Hugh Grant, Scott Duncan, Mark Parker, Red McCombs | ||
Net worth 10.4 billion USD (2015) | ||
Charles Butts Interview
Video: H-E-B CEO Charles Butt donates $1 million for East Side park
Charles Clarence Butt (born February 3, 1938) is an American billionaire businessman, who inherited his family's San Antonio-based H-E-B supermarket chain in 1971. The privately held company has more than 300 stores and $20 billion in sales, according to Forbes.
Contents
- Charles Butts Interview
- Video H E B CEO Charles Butt donates 1 million for East Side park
- Early life
- Career
- Awards and recognition
- Philanthropy
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Charles Clarence Butt was born on February 3, 1938, the son of Howard Edward Butt Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Holdsworth, and the grandson of Florence Butt, who founded H.E. Butt in 1905.
Butt graduated from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a bachelor's degree, where he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Career
He became chairman, CEO and president of the H.E. Butt Grocery Company in 1971.
Awards and recognition
In 2012, ExecReps ranked Butt as the #5 CEO on its Top Chief Executive List.
In November 2001, the Mexican government awarded Butt the Aguila Azteca medal for his philanthropic involvement and business dealings in Mexico.
Philanthropy
In September 2017, Butt donated $5 million to J. J. Watt's Houston Hurricane Harvey relief fund.
Personal life
Butt is single.