Charles Butt

Charles Butt
Education	University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Harvard Business School
Occupation	grocer
Employer	H-E-B
Net worth	$4.0 Billion [1]
Children	None

Charles Butt is an American grocer who took over his family's San Antonio-based H-E-B supermarket chain in 1971. The privately held company now has more than 300 stores and $12 billion in sales, according to Forbes magazine.

Biography

Butt graduated from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a Bachelor of Arts / Science. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He became president of the H.E. Butt Grocery Company in 1971.^[2]

On November 14, 2001, the Mexican government awarded Butt the Aguila Azteca medal for his philanthropic involvement and business dealings in Mexico.^[3]

References

1. ^ "The World's Billionaires - #212 Charles Butt & family" Forbes.com. Written March 10, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-03-14.
2. ^ "H-E-B Official Website - History" HEB.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-23.
3. ^ "Charles Butt to receive honor from Mexican government". San Antonio Business Journal. November 14, 2001. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2001/11/12/daily19.html. Retrieved 2006-12-17. 

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