Marijke Mars

Marijke Mars
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Veghel, Netherlands [1]
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Duke University
Occupation	Businesswoman
Employer	Mars Inc.
Spouse	Stephen J. Doyle ​ ​ (m. 1991;div. 2000)​
Family	Mars family

Marijke Elizabeth Mars ^[2] (born 1965) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. ^[3] In March 2018 Forbes estimated her wealth to be $5.9 billion. She was ranked as the 30th-richest woman in the world, a position shared with her three sisters. ^{[4] [5]}

Marijke Mars is a fourth generation member of the Mars family. Her father was the late Forrest Mars Jr. (1931–2016). She has three sisters: Pamela Mars-Wright, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars. ^[6] She inherited about an 8 percent stake on Mars Inc. in 2016, which made her a billionaire. According to Forbes , her shares were valued at $5.9 billion (March 2018). ^{[5] [4]}

She graduated (B.A./B.Sc.) from Duke University. ^{[5] [3]} After her graduation she worked as a regional manager for Kal Kan Foods, one of Mars Inc.'s pet food companies. Currently, she works at Mars Food. She married Stephen J. Doyle in 1991, but divorced in 2000. ^{[5] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Bijzondere rouwadvertentie voor mevrouw Mars (94): zo sterk is de band tussen snoepgoedfamilie en Veghel". Brabants Dagblad.
2. "Marijke E. Mars Weds S. J. Doyle". The New York Times. 1991-06-30. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
3. "Marijke Mars". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg Billionaire Index, bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
4. "The World's Billionaires 2018, Women". Forbes, forbes.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
5. "The World's Billionaires: 296. Marijke Mars". Forbes. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
6. Emily Langer (2016-07-27). "Forrest E. Mars Jr., enigmatic steward of family confectionery, dies at 84". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.