William Wrigley, Jr. II

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name = William Wrigley, Jr. II


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birth_date = c. 1964
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occupation = Business executive
spouse = Heather Wrigley
parents = William Wrigley III and Alison (Hunter) Wrigley
children = 2 sons, 1 daughter by marriage to Kandis Hanson

William Wrigley, Jr. II (a.k.a. Bill Wrigley, Jr.) (born 1964) is the current chairman and former CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez on October 23, 2006. Perez, former CEO of Nike and SC Johnson, was the first non-Wrigley head of the company.

A graduate of the Wharton School of Business and Phoenix Country Day School in Phoenix, Arizona, Bill, Jr. is the son of William Wrigley III (1933–1999), the grandson of Philip K. Wrigley (1894–1977) and the great-grandson of William Wrigley, Jr. (1861–1932). [cite web|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?article_id=24630&seenIt=1|title=Wrigley|accessdate=2007-12-14|date=2005-10-17|publisher=Crain Communications, Inc.|work=ChicagoBusiness]

Under his leadership the company expanded beyond chewing gum by purchasing Altoids and Life Savers from Kraft Foods's candy division.

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company career

*Joined in 1985
*Director since 1988
*Vice President (1991–1998)
*Senior Vice President (1999)
*President & Chief Executive Officer (1999–2006)
*Chairman of the Board since 2004
*Executive Chairman since 2006

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