A fourth generation member of the famous chewing gum family, William Wrigley Jr. currently sits as chief executive officer of the William Wrigley Jr. Company. The company was founded in 1893 by Wrigley's great-grandfather of the same name. The patriarch originally offered gum as a gift with the purchase of soap from his soap company. The soap wasn't half as popular as the gum and eventually Wrigley's Spearmint Gum came into existence. Educated at Duke University in North Carolina, Wrigley received a Bachelor's degree in economics in 1985.

After university, Wrigley joined the family company as assistant to the president with later responsibility for operations in Canada. During his career, Wrigley has been instrumental in marketing Wrigley brands all over the world. In fact, Wrigley sells more gum internationally than at home in the United States. In 1999, Wrigley's father passed away due to complications stemming from pneumonia. Wrigley Jr. was then named acting president and shortly thereafter was elected CEO. Wrigley is a member of the board of visitors of Trinity College at Duke University, the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry and Sunrise Publications, Inc. He's also active with the family's William Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation.

In his free time, Wrigley can be found indulging in a bit of golf or horseback riding. He's also an avid golfer. Wrigley ranks on the Forbes 400, a position his late father previously held.
Work History
(1999) named CEO of the William Wrigley Jr.

Company

(1999) named acting president of the William Wrigley Jr. Company

(1995) opened a plant in India

(1991) joined the board of directors of the J. M. Smucker Company

(1985-1990s) joined Wrigley as assistant to the president with responsibility for operations in Canada
Affiliations
member of the board of visitors of Trinity College, Duke University

member of the William Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation, whichsupports health and welfare services like the Alivio Medical Center, the American Fund for Dental Health, AGENDA for Aging Independently, the Chicago Abused Women Coalition, etc.

member of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry and Sunrise Publications, Inc.
Awards
William Wrigley Jr has also won numerous Awards

William August Hillenbrand Jr., also known as Gus, is the president and chief executive officer of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. His great-grandfather, a German immigrant, started the Batesville Casket Company in the late 1800s. Later, Hillenbrand's grandfather John saved the coffin business from bankruptcy and was also the first to market airtight, watertight caskets. Hillenbrand's father founded the Hill-Rom Company in 1929, which later merged with Hillenbrand Industries.

Hillenbrand attended St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, Indiana where he graduated with a degree in business management in 1965. Having already been with the family company for seven years, it was no surprise when Hillenbrand was named assistant to the president (at the time, his uncle John) in 1965. In 1970, Hillenbrand was named vice president of operations and later, when he was still in his early 40s, he became president and COO. In 1985, a new subsidiary, Forethought Federal Savings Bank, was formed to allow individuals to save for their own funerals. Hillenbrand was appointed CEO of the parent company in 1989.

The Hillenbrand Family ranked on the Forbes 400 list for 1998. William Hillenbrand is married and currently resides in Batesville, Indiana. He serves as a trustee of Denison University and the Batesville Girl Scouts.
Work History
(present) president and CEO of Hillenbrand Industries

(1989) named CEO and also sits on board

(1985) Forethought Group founded

(1981) named president and COO of Hillenbrand

(1979-1981) executive vice president

(1970-1979) vice president of operations

(1965-1970) assistant to president

(1958) started with Hillenbrand
Affiliations
(1992) named to DPL Inc.'s board of directors

serves as a Trustee of Denison University, the

National Committee for Quality Health Care and the Batesville Girl Scouts

"Commanded by three generations of Bronfmans through the years, Edgar Jr. is the latest to take his turn as CEO with The Seagram Company Ltd. Before him, his father Edgar Bronfman Sr. inherited the empire from the hard work of his father Samuel. Sam, born in 1889, left Russia just before the turn of the century for the prosperous country of Canada. He founded Distillers Corp. in 1924 and bought Joseph E. Seagram & Sons soon after. He made millions selling whisky during Prohibition along the U.S./Canadian border. When he died in 1971, Edgar Sr. took over. By 1975, Edgar was CEO of the American branch of what is now known as the Seagram Company Ltd. He handed over the title of CEO to Edgar Jr. in 1994.

Edgar joined the company in 1982 as assistant to the Office of the President. He rose through the ranks holding various positions such as Managing Director, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Operating Officer before gaining his current title of CEO. During his time as CEO so far, Edgar Jr. has made waves with shareholders through purchasing 80% of MCA from Matsushita in 1995 for $5.7 billion, 50% of Interscope Records from Ted Field and 15% of Time Warner. Edgar also engineered the sale of Seagram's Tropicana Products Inc. to PepsiCo. for $3.3 billion to help raise cash for the acquisition of Polygram.

The Bronfman family maintain a controlling interest in Seagram which in turn owns 80% of MCA. Ownership also includes, Polygram, Universal, Crown Royal and RCA. Bronfman Jr. is often in the public eye, whether it's a new acquisition or problems with an old one. Edgar's father, Bronfman Sr. sits as chair of Seagram and ranks 52 on the Forbes 400 list for 1998 and has been a member since 1983.

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Work History
"* joined Seagram in 1982, as Assistant to the Office of the President of The Seagram Company Ltd.

* later, until 1984, was Managing Director of Seagram Europe, based in London, overseeing management of Seagram's European subsidiaries and affiliates

* served for one year as Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations, The

Seagram Company Ltd. and Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. and supervised the marketing efforts of Tropicana

* September 1984 to August 1988, was President of The House of Seagram, the manufacturing, sales and marketing unit of Joseph E. Seagram & Sons' distilled spirits operations in the United States

* was elected to the Board of Directors of Seagram in May 1988 and is a

currently a member of its Executive Committee

* served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1989 to 1994

* became CEO in 1994

* holds same title with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., the Corporation's U.S. subsidiary"
Affiliations
"* member of the Boards of USA Networks Inc.

* member of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

* member of the New York University Medical Center

* member of the Teamwork Foundation and WNET/Thirteen

* Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania

* member of Seagram executive committee"