- William Perez
William D. Perez succeeded
William Wrigley, Jr. II asCEO ofWm. Wrigley Jr. Company , the world's largestchewing-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. [cite news |first=Dave |last=Carpenter |title=Wrigley Hires Perez to Serve As Its CEO |url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/23/AR2006102300317.html|work=Associated Press |publisher= |date=2006-10-23 |accessdate=2007-06-13 ]Previously, he succeeded
Phil Knight as CEO ofNike, Inc [cite news |first=Stanley |last=Holmes |title=Nike: Can Perez Fill Knight's Shoes? |url= http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2004/nf20041119_0931_db016.htm |work=BusinessWeek |publisher=McGraw-Hill |date=2004-11-19 |accessdate=2007-06-13 ] 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. [cite news |first=Stanley |last=Holmes |title=Nike's CEO Gets the Boot |url= http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2006/nf20060124_6652_db016.htm |work=BusinessWeek |publisher=McGraw-Hill |date=2006-01-24 |accessdate=2007-06-13 ] Previous to his position at Nike, Perez worked for eight years as president and CEO ofS. C. Johnson & Son . Perez went to high school atWestern Reserve Academy , a private coeducational boarding school in Hudson, Ohio, before attendingCornell University , where he was a member ofSigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In addition, Perez has a graduate degree from theThunderbird School of Global Management .References
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