Wallace Rasmussen | |
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| Born | Wallace Niels Rasmussen July 11, 1914 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 2008 (aged 94) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Title | Chairman & CEO, Beatrice Foods Company |
Wallace Rasmussen (July 11, 1914 – September 21, 2008) was an American businessman and prominent philanthropist. Hired at Beatrice Foods Company in 1934 as an ice hauler, Rasmussen served as president and then chairman and chief executive officer of the former international food conglomerate, Beatrice, (now a part of ConAgra Foods) from 1976 until his retirement in 1980. Rasmussen rose to the top of the business with just a high school diploma.[1][2]