List of oldest CEOs

List of oldest CEOs

The average age of a CEO in
the United States is 56, while the average retirement age is 62. This, coupled with the fact that the life expectancy of the average person is almost 79 years, makes the accomplishments of the following individuals truly noteworthy.

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Oldest CEO

Jack A. Weil (March 28, 1901,- August 13, 2008) was the founder and CEO of the Denver-based Western clothing manufacturer Rockmount Ranch Wear which sells throughout the United States and most developed countries. Rockmount Ranch Wear has a diversified clothing line for children and adults.[1] Jack A. Weil was believed to be the oldest working CEO in the United States.

Longest Running CEO

Milton Pierce (born March 14, 1915) is the founder and CEO of the Michigan based security provider Guardian Alarm. While born 14 years after Weil, Pierce is believed to be the longest-running CEO having founded Guardian Alarm as a teenager in 1930, which is nearly 16 years before Weil launched his Rockmount Ranch Wear.

Oldest and wealthiest CEO

Sumner Murray Redstone (born Sumner Murray Rothstein on May 27, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts) is majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain. National Amusements, Inc., is a motion picture exhibition industry known world-wide and operating over than 1,000 movie screens in the U.S., U.K., and Latin America.[2] He is the oldest CEO amongst Fortune 500 companies and was ranked #86 on Forbes magazine's list of the hundred richest people in the world in 2007, with an estimated worth of US$ 9 billion.

Other Older CEOs

Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM (Chinese name: 邵逸夫, originally named 邵仁楞; born 1907) is a Hong Kong media mogul. He turned 100 in 2007.

Haskell Cudd (born August 31, 1907) began his career as the accountant for the Stillwater Milling Co. of Oklahoma in August 1933. He was named president and CEO of Stillwater Mill in 1972, and he remained chairman of the board until his death in December 2007.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rockmount Ranch Wear". Rockmount. Wed. June 23, 2010 <http://www.rockmount.com/our_story.htm>
  2. ^ "Showcase Multiplex". National Amusements. Wed. June 23, 2010 <http://www.nationalamusements.com/about/corporate.asp>.

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