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Ralston Purina

COMPANY

Acquired Continental Baking Company in 1984, though that is now owned by Interstate Bakeries. Spun off Purina Mills, Inc. in 1986 (which is now owned by Land O'Lakes). Acquired Eveready in 1986, which it spun off as Energizer Holdings in 2000. Ralston Purina itself was acquired by Nestlé in 2001.

Official Website:
http://www.purina.com/

Industry:
Food

Corporate headquarters:
St. Louis, MO

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Clifford M. Hardin
Government
9-Oct-1915 4-Apr-2010 US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71
Joseph W. McClanathan
Business
c. 1953   President of Energizer Battery Div.
J. Patrick Mulcahy
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Energizer, 1986-2005

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John H. Biggs
Business
19-Jul-1936   CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1993-2002
Earl Butz
Government
3-Jul-1909 2-Feb-2008 Ford's disgraced Secretary of Agriculture
David C. Farrell
Business
c. 1934   CEO of May Department Stores, 1979-98
Charles F. Knight
Business
1936   CEO of Emerson Electric, 1973-2000
John F. McDonnell
Business
18-Mar-1938   CEO of McDonnell-Douglas, 1988-94
Katherine D. Ortega
Government
16-Jul-1934   Treasurer of the US, 1983-89

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William R. Johnson
Business
1949   CEO of Heinz
Lydia M. Marshall
Business
c. 1949   CEO of Versura, Inc., 1999-2004
Leonard H. Roberts
Business
19-Feb-1949   CEO of Radio Shack, 1999-2005

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Diebold
Author
8-Jun-1926 26-Dec-2005 Advocate of automation

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Frank Cady
Actor
8-Sep-1915 8-Jun-2012 Sam Drucker on Green Acres


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