Name
Victoria Mars
Victoria Mars
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University | Master of Business Administration, Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
United States
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candy, pet food
$7,300,000,000
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The Richest Person In Every State 2019
#272 Billionaires 2019
Victoria Mars and her three sisters are heirs to the family's giant candy and pet food company, Mars Inc.She inherited her estimated 8% stake in the company when her father Forrest Mars Jr. died in 2016. Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the candy company in 1911. The $35 billion (sales) company is best known for candy such as M&Ms, Milky Way and Skittles. In addition to sweets, the company also makes Uncle Ben's rice and pet food, including Pedigree and Whiskas.
Victoria stepped down as chair of the Mars Inc. board of directors in 2017 after serving in that role for three years.She began working at Mars in 1978 in France, where she was an assistant brand manager for Milky Way.
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