Rank #277
Pamela Mars
Net worth $11.4B
Candy, pet food · United States
- Born
- Aug 01, 1960
- Age
- 65
- Source
- Candy, pet food
- Residence
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Vassar College
Net worth over time
Biography
- Pamela Mars is an heir to her family's candy and pet care fortune.
- She and her three sisters each inherited an estimated 8% stake in Mars, Incorporated when their father, Forrest Mars Jr., died in 2016.
- Mars has held various roles at the company since her first job there in 1986. Currently she is the family's ambassador to the Mars pet care division.
- Mars acquired animal hospital chain VCA in 2017 plus animal hospital chain AniCura and U.K. vet chain Linnaeus, both in 2018.
- Mars acquired snack company Kellavova in December 2025 for $35.9 billion including debt.
- Pamela Mars was appointed to the supervisory board of Heineken in 2016.