Pamela Mars
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Vassar College
United States
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candy, pet food
$6,900,000,000
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#272 Billionaires 2019
#98 Forbes 400 2018
Pamela Mars is an heir to her family's candy and pet food fortune.She and her three sisters each inherited an estimated 8% stake in Mars Inc. when their father, Forrest Mars Jr., died in 2016. Pamela Mars has held various roles at the company since her first job in 1986. Currently she is the family's ambassador to the Mars petcare division.In September 2017, Mars Inc. completed its acquisition of animal hospital chain VCA. Best known for candy including Milky Way, Dove and Skittles, Mars also makes Uncle Ben's rice and pet food brands Pedigree and Whiskas.
Pamela Mars was appointed to the supervisory board of Heineken in 2016. She serves on the board of Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins International Medicine.
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