Stewart Resnick

Stewert Resnick
Born (1936-12-24) December 24, 1936
New Jersey, US
Residence Beverly Hills, California, US
Ethnicity Jewish
Education University of California, Los Angeles (BA, JD)
Occupation Businessman
Net worth US$ 4.2 billion (February 2015)[1]
Spouse(s) Rona Celer (divorced)
Lynda Rae Harris (1973–present)
Children with Cele:
--Jeff Resnick
--Ilene Resnick
--Bill Resnick
with Harris:
--Jason Sinay (stepchild)
--Jonathan Sinay (stepchild)

Stewart A. Resnick (born 1936) is an American businessman.

Early life and education

Resnick was born in 1936,[2] and raised in a middle-class Jewish family[3] in New Jersey and later moved to California with his family in the 1950s.[2] In 1959, he graduated with a BS and from the University of California, Los Angeles and then a JD from the UCLA School of Law.[4][5][6] While in law school, he founded his first business, a janitorial services company, which he sold in 1969.[2]

Career

With the money he made from his first company, Resnick bought the Franklin Mint Company, a subsidiary of Roll International Corporation.[4] Franklin Mint is known for making model cars, souvenir plates, figurines, and Civil War-inspired chess sets. Resnick has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Wonderful Company, formerly known as Roll Global, since 1962 and CEO and Chairman of Franklin Mint Company since 1985.[4][5][6] He owns a number of major agribusinesses in the San Joaquin Valley including Paramount Citrus, POM Wonderful, Teleflora, Fiji Water, and Suterra.[4] He also serves as President of Paramount Farms International.[4][5][6] He sat on the Board of Directors of LeapFrog Enterprises from 2002 to 2005.[4]

Philanthropy

He sits on the board of trustees of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Bard College, the J. Paul Getty Trust and Conservation International.[4][5][6][7][8] He also sits on the Advisory Board of the UCLA Anderson School of Management.[4]

Personal life

He is divorced from his first wife,[2] Rona Cele Resnick. Since 1973, he has been married to Lynda Rae Harris.[1] He has three children from his first marriage: Jeff Resnick, Ilene Resnick, and Bill Resnick; and two stepchildren from his marriage to Harris: Jason Sinay and Jonathan Sinay.[2][9] They reside in Beverly Hills, California.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Stewart and Lynda Resnick February 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 BusinessWeek: "A Pistachio Farmer, Pom Wonderful, and the FTC" By Susan Berfield November 11, 2010
  3. ↑ Jewish Philanthropy: "The Top Jewish Donors and Jewish Giving: Why the Disconnect?" by Robert Evans and Avrum Lapin February 9, 2009
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Company Overview of Roll Global LLC - Executive Profile Stewart A. Resnick retrieved March 20, 2014
  5. 1 2 3 4 The Getty Trust: "Board of Trustees - Stewart A. Resnick" retrieved March 21, 2014
  6. 1 2 3 4 UCLA Anderson Alumni Bulletin: "Stewart Resnick - Inspirational 100 Alumnus"
  7. ↑ Bard College Board of Trustees
  8. ↑ Conservation International Board
  9. ↑ Los Angeles Times: "Muriel Harris Obituary" March 13, 2011
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