Marijke Mars
$9.3B
$87.6M (-0.9%)
as of 07/02/24
About Marijke Mars
Marijke Mars and her three sisters are heirs to the family's giant candy and pet food company, Mars, Incorporated.
All four sisters inherited estimated stakes in the company of 8% apiece when their father, Forrest Mars Jr., died in 2016.
Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the candy company in 1911.
Mars serves on the company's board of directors.
Best known for candy such as Milky Way, Dove and Skittles, Mars also makes Ben's Original rice and pet food, including Pedigree and Whiskas.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Candy, pet foodResidence
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
07/28/64 (age 59)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Duke UniversitySelf-made
inheritedMarijke Mars’s fortune is worth
155K
troy ounces of gold
143K
median U.S. household
93K
median U.S. income
0.186%
U.S. credit card volume
0.037%
GDP of the United States
0.027%
United States debt
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