William Young

William Young is CEO of $2.7 billion (sales) plastic container maker Plastipak.Young and his father founded Plastipak in 1967, shortly after Bill graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy with an engineering degree.After six years of running the business, the duo sold the majority to Beatrice Foods for an undisclosed amount.In 1982, the family bought back Plastipak; three decades later, they sold a minority stake to a division of Goldman Sachs.His father died in 2005 at age 90.