Wrigley
Wrigley (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) is the world's largest maker of chewing gum. Brands include Big Red, Doublemint, Eclipse, Extra, Freedent, Juicy Fruit, Orbit, Spearmint, and Winterfresh. Non-gum products are Altoids, Creme Savers, Life Savers, and Velamints. The Wrigley family controls the company. [1]
Chairman William Wrigley, Jr. is listed in Forbes as having a personal fortune of US$1.6 billion. He is a fourth-generation Wrigley. [2]
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Ad boycott against Air America Radio
Wrigley refused to advertise on the progressive Air America Radio. In October 2006, around 90 companies, including Wrigley, told ABC Radio Networks that they did not want their ads to play on radio stations that carried Air America Radio. [3] [4] [5]
Political contributions
Chairman William Wrigley, Jr. made the following contributions: [6]
| National Republican Congressional Committee | 01/15/2004 | $15,000 |
| Mitt Romney (Rep) | 03/07/2007 | $2,300 |
| J. Dennis Hastert (Rep) | 02/18/2004 | $2,000 |
| J. Dennis Hastert (Rep) | 06/21/2006 | $1,000 |
| Philip M. Crane (Rep) | 01/23/2004 | $2,000 |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America PAC | 06/12/2003 | $2,000 |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America PAC | 04/26/2004 | $500 |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America PAC | 06/29/2005 | $5,000 |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America PAC | 03/27/2006 | $5,000 |
In the 2003/2004 election period, the Grocery Manufacturers of America PAC gave 13% to Democrats and 86% to Republicans.[7] In 2005/2006, it gave 20% to Democrats and 80% to Republicans.[8]
Personnel
Key executives and 2006 pay: [9]
- William Wrigley, Jr., Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors, $8,680,528 (also exercised $8,394,617 in options)[10]
- William D. Perez, Chief Executive Officer $1,035,444[11]
- Reuben Gamoran, Chief Financial Officer, $1,316,608[12]
- Peter R. Hempstead, Senior Vice President - Worldwide Strategy and New Business, $2,810,572[13]
- Surinder Kumar, Chief Innovation Officer, $1,987,226[14]
- Dushan Petrovich, Chief Administrative Officer, $2,566,415 (also exercised $1,004,203 in options)[15]
Selected members of the Board of Directors: [16]
- John F. Bard, Also Director, Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. and Weight Watchers International, Inc.
- Howard B. Bernick, Former Chief Executive Officer, Alberto-Culver Company
- Richard K. Smucker, Also Director, Sherwin-Williams Company
Contact details
410 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-644-2121
Web: http://www.wrigley.com
References
- ↑ Wrigley Profile, Hoovers, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ William Wrigley Jr, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Marc Fisher, "Air America, in the Throes of Victory?", The Washington Post, December 10, 2006.
- ↑ "Air America on Ad Blacklist?", FAIR, October 31, 2006.
- ↑ "Air America Blackout", FAIR.org/ABC memo, October 25, 2006.
- ↑ William Wrigley, Jr., Federal Election Commission, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Grocery Manufacturers of America 2004, Open Secrets, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Grocery Manufacturers of America 2006, Open Secrets, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Elected Officers, Wrigley, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ William Wrigley Jr, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ William D Perez, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Reuben Gamoran, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Peter R Hempstead, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Surinder Kumar, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Dushan Petrovich, Forbes, accessed December 2007.
- ↑ Board of Directors, Wrigley, accessed December 2007.
