Whitney MacMillan

Whitney MacMillan
waist high portrait outdoors of smiling white haired man in his sixties hands resting on hips wearing dark suit and tie, and white shirt
MacMillan c. 1991
Born(1929-09-25)September 25, 1929
DiedMarch 11, 2020(2020-03-11) (aged 90)
EducationYale University
Occupation(s)Businessman
Philanthropist
TitleCEO of Cargill
Term1977–1995
PredecessorErwin Kelm
SuccessorErnest Micek
SpouseBetty MacMillan
Children2
ParentCargill MacMillan Sr.
RelativesWilliam Wallace Cargill (great-grandfather)
Cargill MacMillan Jr. (brother)
Pauline MacMillan Keinath (sister)

Whitney MacMillan (September 25, 1929 – March 11, 2020) was an American billionaire heir and businessman.[1][2][3][4][5] He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of his family business, Cargill, from 1976 to 1995.[6][1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b Brian Solomon, The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree, Forbes, 9/22/2011
  2. ^ a b "Harvard Business School profile".
  3. ^ a b Forbes 2008: Whitney MacMillan
  4. ^ a b "Whitney MacMillan | EastWest Institute". www.eastwest.ngo.
  5. ^ Brenda McDonald, Businessman Whitney MacMillan to receive honorary doctorate from MSU-Bozeman, Montana State University, March 26, 2002
  6. ^ "Forbes profile: Whitney MacMillan". Forbes. Retrieved 8 January 2020.