Leadership

William Wrigley, Jr.

Executive Chairman

William Wrigley, Jr. serves as the Executive Chairman of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a position he has held since 2006. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer (1999 - 2006).

Wrigley joined the Company in 1985, and over the course of his career, has been active in every geographic region and every area of the business. He is the great-grandson of the founder and the fourth generation of his family to head the global company.

Wrigley earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Duke University and attended the Wharton School of Business Advanced Management Program. In addition, he was in the inaugural class of the Henry Crown Fellowship Program.