Nationality American Occupation Business executive | Spouse(s) Heather Wrigley Name William Jr. | |
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Born October 6, 1963 (age 60) ( 1963-10-06 ) Education Phoenix Country Day School Alma mater Wharton School of Business
Duke University Net worth US$ 2.6 billion (August 2015) | ||
William H. Wrigley Jr. II (born October 6, 1963) is the chairman and former CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #688 with a net worth of US$2.5 billion.
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Early life
A graduate of the Wharton School of Business, Duke University and Phoenix Country Day School in Phoenix, Arizona, Bill Jr. is the son of Alison (Hunter) and William A. Wrigley III (1933–1999), the grandson of Philip K. Wrigley (1894–1977) and the great-grandson of William L. Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932).
Career
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 Joyco.
He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez on October 23, 2006. Perez, former CEO of Nike and SC Johnson, was the first non-Wrigley head of the company.
In an e-mail to Wrigley employees dated January 4, 2010, he announced his intention to step down as chairman "as of this month".