William David "Bill" Perez (born September 10, 1947, in Akron, Ohio) 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.
On January 11, 2010, William D. Perez joined Greenhill & Co. as a senior advisor.
On October 3, 2006, William D. Perez succeeded William Wrigley, Jr. II as CEO of Wm. Wri...
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William David "Bill" Perez (born September 10, 1947, in Akron, Ohio) 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.
On January 11, 2010, William D. Perez joined Greenhill & Co. as a senior advisor.
On October 3, 2006, William D. 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.
On December 28, 2004, William D. Perez succeeded Phil Knight as CEO of Nike, Inc and served from December 2004 until his announcement on January 23, 2006 that he was resigning from Nike due to disagreements with Nike founder and chairman Philip Knight over how to run the company. Perez received $8 million in severance pay.
William D. Perez worked at S. C...
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