Pamela Mars-Wright

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]

Pamela Mars-Wright
Born
Pamela Diane Mars

1960 (age 59–60)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materVassar College
OccupationBusinesswoman
Net worth$6.5billion (April 2019) [1]
Spouse(s)Lonnie Wright
Children2
Parent(s)Forrest Mars, Jr.
Virginia Cretella
Relativessiblings: Marijke Mars, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars

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
  1. "Pamela Mars". Forbes. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. "Weddings; Pamela Mars, Lonnie Wright". The New York Times, nytimes.com. 1993. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  3. "Pam Mars-Wright". Bloomberg Billionaire Index, bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. "296. Pamela Mars". Forbes, forbes.com. March 6, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. Emily Langer (July 27, 2016). "Forrest E. Mars Jr., enigmatic steward of family confectionery, dies at 84". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  7. "The World's Billionaires 2018, Women". Forbes, forbes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  8. Marc Smith (October 6, 2008). "World exclusive: Pamela Mars-Wright on life at Mars, Inc". Campden Wealth, campdenfb.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  9. "Pamela Mars-Wright: "I want to leave a sustainable planet for my children"". mars.com. September 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
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