COMPANY

Founded in 1875 by Henry J. Heinz. Purchased by Berkshire Hathaway in 2013.

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

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:HNZ

Corporate headquarters:
Pittsburgh, PA

Sales:
$8,6B (2006)

Employees:
36,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henry J. Heinz	Business	11-Oct-1844	14-May-1919	Founder of Heinz Foods
Karl M. von der Heyden	Business	?		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 1996-2001
William R. Johnson	Business	1949		CEO of Heinz
Laura Stein	Attorney	c. 1962		General Counsel for Clorox

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles E. Bunch	Business	c. 1949		CEO of PPG Industries
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.	Administrator	17-Feb-1949		President of MLB National League, 1994-99
John G. Drosdick	Business	9-Aug-1943		CEO of Sunoco, 2000-08
Edith E. Holiday	Attorney	14-Feb-1952		Attorney, former US Treasury official
William R. Johnson	Business	1949		CEO of Heinz
Candace Kendle	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Kendle International
Dean R. O'Hare	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Chubb, 1988-2002
Nelson Peltz	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Triarc
Dennis H. Reilley	Business	1953		Chairman of Praxair, 2000-07
Lynn Swann	Football	7-Mar-1952		Pittsburgh Steelers receiver
Thomas J. Usher	Business	11-Sep-1942		CEO of US Steel, 1995-2004
Michael F. Weinstein	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Snapple, 1997-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary C. Choksi	Business	c. 1950		Strategic Investment Group
Pete Coors	Relative	20-Sep-1946		Coors scion
Karl M. von der Heyden	Business	?		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 1996-2001
Donald R. Keough	Business	4-Sep-1926		Chairman of Allen & Company
William W. Scranton	Politician	19-Jul-1917		Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Heinz	Politician	23-Oct-1938	4-Apr-1991	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91
Linda S. Wolf	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide, 2001-05

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Larry Bird	Basketball	7-Dec-1956		Boston Celtics
Gary Glitter	Musician	8-May-1944		Rock and Roll Part 2
Vic Tayback	Actor	6-Jan-1930	25-May-1990	Character actor, Papillon, etc

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