Whitney MacMillan
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Philanthropist
Whitney MacMillan | |
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| Born | September 25, 1929 Orono, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2020 (aged 90) Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupations | Businessman Philanthropist |
| Title | CEO of Cargill |
| Term | 1977–1995 |
| Predecessor | Erwin Kelm |
| Successor | Ernest Micek |
| Spouse | Betty MacMillan |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Cargill MacMillan Sr. |
| Relatives | William 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]
Whitney MacMillan was born on September 25, 1929.[2] He was the son of Pauline Whitney and Cargill MacMillan Sr., and the great-grandson of William Wallace Cargill, the founder of Cargill.[6][1] He has one brother, Cargill MacMillan Jr. (1927–2011), and one sister, Pauline MacMillan Keinath.[1][7] He graduated from Yale University.[6][2][3][5]
Business
He was CEO of Cargill from 1976 to 1995,[3][5] and the last family member to be CEO.[3] During his tenure, Cargill's annual turnover went from $10 to $33 billion over ten years.[2] By the 1980s, it became the world's largest grain company, outstripping its European rivals.[2]
He was a director of the Western NIS Enterprise Fund.[3][4] He owned and ran a cow and calf ranch in Park, Sweet Grass, and Fergus counties in Montana.[4][5]
