Pamela Mars-Wright
Pamela Mars-Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pamela Diane Mars 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vassar College |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse | Lonnie Wright |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Forrest Mars, Jr. Virginia Cretella |
| Relatives | siblings: Marijke Mars, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars |
Pamela Diane Mars-Wright (b. Mars,[2] 1960[3]) is an American businesswoman and billionaire heiress.[4][3] Previously, she was the chairman of the board of Mars Inc.. She is a supervisory board member of Dutch brewing company Heineken International.[5]
Mars-Wright is a fourth generation member of the Mars family. Her father was Forrest Mars Jr. (1931–2016). She has three sisters: Marijke Mars, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars.[6] She inherited about 8 percent stake of Mars Inc. in 2016, which made her a billionaire. According to Forbes, her shares were valued worth of $5.9 billion (March 2018).[4][7]
Mars-Wright graduated (BA/BSc) from Vassar College.[4][3] She has held several roles within Mars Inc. She started as an operations supervisor in 1986, then she became plant director manager at the company's petcare factory followed by a position as manufacturing director at Mars Australia. After a sabbatical she joined Mars Inc. as a member of the board of directors in 2001 and served also as the chairman of the board (2004–2008).[8] She was a board member of Mars Inc. also in 2015 and was promoting sustainability.[9] Today, she works as the family's ambassador to the Mars petcare division.[4]
In 1992, she married Lonnie Wright, a plant manager, in Champaign, Illinois. She has three children.[4][2]
References
- ^ "Pamela Mars". Forbes. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Weddings; Pamela Mars, Lonnie Wright". The New York Times, nytimes.com. 1993. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Pam Mars-Wright". Bloomberg Billionaire Index, bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "296. Pamela Mars". Forbes, forbes.com. March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Heineken N.V. to nominate Mrs. Pamela Mars-Wright and Mrs. Yonca Brunini as Supervisory Board members". theheinekencompany.com. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Emily Langer (July 27, 2016). "Forrest E. Mars Jr., enigmatic steward of family confectionery, dies at 84". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "The World's Billionaires 2018, Women". Forbes, forbes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Marc Smith (October 6, 2008). "World exclusive: Pamela Mars-Wright on life at Mars, Inc". Campden Wealth, campdenfb.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Pamela Mars-Wright: "I want to leave a sustainable planet for my children"". mars.com. September 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
Additional links
- Pamela "Pam" Mars-Wright (bloomberg.com)
- Goodness, greatness, Mars (2014-7-15) (london.edu)