C. Dean Metropoulos
$4.1B
Born
May 05, 1946
Age
79
Source of Wealth
Investments
Residence
Palm Beach, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Babson College; Master of Business Administration, Babson College
- C. Dean Metropoulos is best known for saving the iconic Twinkies and Hostess Brands.
- Through his Metropoulos & Co, he's also turned around and sold Chef Boyardee, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bumble Bee Tuna and others.
- Metropoulos and private equity firm Apollo bought Hostess Brands in 2013 and later took it public.
- Ten years later, J.M. Smucker Co. acquired Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion.
- The Greek-born entrepreneur made his first American acquisition at the age of 32, when he acquired a cheese company in his wife's native Vermont.
- Metropoulos, along with private equity titan Alec Gores, took blank check company Gores Metropoulos public in February 2019.
- At age 10, Metropoulos emigrated with his family from Greece to Boston.
- Metropoulos' first business was a small summer landscaping company, which he founded in the 11th grade.
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