Pamela Mars-Wright
Pamela Diane Mars-Wright (b. Mars, 1960) is an American businesswoman and billionaire heiress. Previously, she was the chairman of the board of Mars Inc. She is a supervisory board member of Dutch brewing company Heineken International.
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. 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.
Mars-Wright graduated (BA/BSc) from Vassar College. 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). She was a board member of Mars Inc. also in 2015 and was promoting sustainability. Today, she works as the family's ambassador to the Mars petcare division.
In 1992, she married Lonnie Wright, a plant manager, in Champaign, Illinois. She has three children.