Victoria Mars
$10.3B
Born
Dec 15, 1956
Age
69
Source of Wealth
Candy, pet food
Residence
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
4
Education
Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University
- Victoria Mars and her three sisters are heirs to the family's giant candy and pet food company, Mars, Incorporated.
- She and her sisters all inherited their own estimated 8% stakes in the company when their father Forrest Mars Jr. died in 2016.
- Her great-grandfather Frank Mars founded the candy company in 1911.
- The $55 billion (sales) company is best known for making candy such as M&Ms, Milky Way and Skittles.
- In addition to sweets, the company also makes Ben's Original rice and pet food, including Pedigree and Whiskas.
- Victoria Mars stepped down as chair of the Mars Incorporated board of directors in 2017 after serving in that role for three years.
- Mars began working at her family's company in 1978 in France, where she was an assistant brand manager for Milky Way.
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