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Bill Perez
Bill Perez
Born	September 10, 1947 (age 76); Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Cornell University (BA); Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA)

William David "Bill" Perez (born September 10, 1947) is an American businessman who was the chief executive officer of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. He had earlier served in a similar capacity at Nike, Inc. Prior to that, Perez had risen to become the chief executive officer at S. C. Johnson & Son.

Early life edit

William David Perez was born on September 10, 1947, in Akron, Ohio. He went to high school at Western Reserve Academy, a private coeducational boarding school in Hudson, Ohio, before attending Cornell University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. In addition, Perez has a graduate degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Business career edit

Perez worked at S. C. Johnson from 1970 to 2004. He spent eight years as president and CEO of S. C. Johnson & Son. On December 28, 2004, Perez succeeded Phil Knight as CEO of Nike, Inc^[1] and served from December 2004 until his announcement on January 23, 2006, that he was resigning from Nike due to disagreements with Knight over how to run the company. Perez received $8 million in severance pay.^[2]

On October 3, 2006, Perez succeeded William Wrigley Jr. II as CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest chewing-gum manufacturer. He was the first person outside the Wrigley family to head the century-old company. He also joined Wrigley's board of directors.^[3] On January 11, 2010, Perez joined Greenhill & Co. as a senior advisor.^[4]

Positions held on boards of directors edit

Johnson Outdoors (2018 to present^[5])
Whirlpool Corporation (2009 to present^[6])
Johnson & Johnson (2007 to present^[7])
Campbell Soup Company (2009 to 2012^[8])
Kellogg Company (2000 to 2006^[9])
Nike, Inc. (2004 to 2006)
The May Department Stores Company (1998-2004)
Hallmark Cards

References edit

^ Holmes, Stanley (2004-11-19). "Nike: Can Perez Fill Knight's Shoes?". BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill. Archived from the original on November 19, 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ Holmes, Stanley (2006-01-24). "Nike's CEO Gets the Boot". BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ Carpenter, Dave (2006-10-23). "Wrigley Hires Perez to Serve As Its CEO". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ "GREENHILL : William D. Perez To Join Greenhill As A Senior Advisor" (PDF). 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
^ "Johnson Outdoors Names William D. Perez to Board of Directors". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). 2018-12-05. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "Whirlpool Corporation -". www.whirlpoolcorp.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07.
^ "Investor Relations - Management Committee". Archived from the original on 2007-09-12.
^ Campbell Board Elects William Perez as a Director at the Wayback Machine (archived October 2, 2012)
^ William D. Perez at the Wayback Machine (archived October 22, 2008)