William Wrigley Jr. II

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William Wrigley Jr. II
Born (1963-10-06) October 6, 1963 (age 59)
Education Phoenix Country Day School
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Duke University
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseSue Hostetler
Children4
Parent William Wrigley III

William Wrigley Jr. (born October 6, 1963) is an American billionaire businessman, and CEO of Parallel, a company that sells cannabis products. [1] He is the former chairman and CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. [1]

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Early life

Wrigley is the son of Alison (Hunter) and William Wrigley III (1933–1999), the grandson of Philip K. Wrigley (1894–1977) and the great-grandson of William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932).

Wrigley graduated from the Phoenix Country Day School in Phoenix, Arizona. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1985 and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. [2]

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 company Joyco. [3]

He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez in October 2006. Perez, former CEO of Nike and SC Johnson, was the first non-Wrigley head of the company.

Timeline at Wrigley Co

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References

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