William Wrigley Jr
Chairman and CEO, Wrigley Management, Inc.
$3.37B
as of 10/04/24
About William Wrigley Jr
William "Beau" Wrigley Jr. is an heir to the Wrigley's chewing gum fortune.
In 1999, he took over the business his great-grandfather started in 1891.
Wrigley Jr., who was CEO, expanded the company in 2005 by purchasing Altoids and Life Savers from Kraft Foods for $1.46 billion.
In 2008, he sold the Chicago-based firm to candy giant Mars Inc. for $23 billion in cash.
Wrigley became CEO of cannabis product-maker Parallel in 2018.
A 2021 SPAC deal to take Parallel public fell through and Wrigley stepped down as CEO. The company is now embroiled in lawsuits waged by investors.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Chewing gumResidence
North Palm Beach, FloridaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
11/01/63 (age 60)Number of children
4Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Duke UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingWilliam Wrigley Jr’s fortune is worth
56K
troy ounces of gold
52K
median U.S. household
34K
median U.S. income
0.067%
U.S. credit card volume
0.013%
GDP of the United States
0.01%
United States debt
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Did you know?
His grandfather P.K. Wrigley owned the Chicago Cubs, but the family had to sell the baseball team in 1981 in order to pay the estate taxes after his death.
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