Pamela Mars-Wright
American businesswoman and billionaire heiress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pamela Diane Mars-Wright (b. Mars,[1] 1960[2]) is an American businesswoman and billionaire heiress.[3][2] Previously, she was the chairman of the board of Mars Inc. She is a supervisory board member of Dutch brewing company Heineken International.[4]
Pamela Mars-Wright | |
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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 |
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.[5] She inherited about 8 percent stake of Mars Inc. in 2016, which made her a billionaire. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, her net worth was valued worth of $11.5 billion as of June 2021.[2]
Mars-Wright graduated (BA/BSc) from Vassar College.[3][2] 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).[6] She was a board member of Mars Inc. also in 2015 and was promoting sustainability.[7] Today, she works as the family's ambassador to the Mars petcare division.[3]
In 1992, she married Lonnie Wright, a plant manager, in Champaign, Illinois. She has three children.[3][1]