William Perez
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William D. Perez succeeded William Wrigley, Jr. II as CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest chewing-gum manufacturer. He is the first person outside the Wrigley family to head the 116-year-old company. He will also join Wrigley's board of directors.[1]
Previously, he succeeded Phil Knight as CEO of Nike, Inc[2] and served from December 2004 until his announcement on January 23, 2006 that he was resigning from Nike due to disagreements with Nike founder and chairman Philip Knight over how to run the company. Perez received $8 million in severance pay.[3] Previous to his position at Nike, Perez worked for eight years as president and CEO of S. C. Johnson & Son. Perez went to high school at Western Reserve Academy, a private coeducational boarding school in Hudson, Ohio, before attending Cornell University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In addition, Perez has a graduate degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
[edit] References
- ^ Carpenter, Dave. "Wrigley Hires Perez to Serve As Its CEO", Associated Press, 2006-10-23. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ Holmes, Stanley. "Nike: Can Perez Fill Knight's Shoes?", BusinessWeek, McGraw-Hill, 2004-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ Holmes, Stanley. "Nike's CEO Gets the Boot", BusinessWeek, McGraw-Hill, 2006-01-24. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
