William stiritz biography

board memberagricultural products executive

William P. Stiritz was American agricultural products executive, board member.

Background

Stiritz, William P. was born on July 1, 1934 in Jasper, Arkansas, United States. Son of Paul and Dorothy (Bradley) Stiritz.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1959. Master of Arts, St. Louis University, 1968.

Career

Member marketing management staff Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, 1959—1962. Staff Gardner Advertising Company, St. Louis, 1963. With Ralston Purina Company, 1963—1997, president, Chief Executive Officer, chairman, 1981—1997.

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Agribrands International, 1997—2001. Independent chairman Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. Board directors Ball Corporation, 1983—2005, Vail Resorts, 1997—2009, Energizer Holdings Inc., 2000—2008, Reliance Bancshares Inc., 2007—2009.

Served United States Navy, 1954-1957.

Connections

Married Susan Ekberg, December 4, 1972. Children: Bradley, Charlotte, Rebecca, Nicholas.

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Singleton CEO Prize for Excellence in Business Leadership

The first CEO Prize was awarded to William (Bill) P. Stiritz, who served for more than 35 years in executive positions with Ralston Purina, including as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer from 1981–1997. He served as Chairman of Energizer and Ralcorp and CEO Agribrands and Post Holdings (current Chairman). He has also served on numerous company boards.
Over a 40-year period, Mr. Stiritz produced a 20 percent return for shareholders. It’s an extraordinary record.
Stiritz and his wife, Susan, have created two distinguished professorships at Washington University in St. Louis, where Susan is an Associate Professor of Practice at the Brown School.
Mr. Stiritz selected the non-profit organization Paraquad to receive a gift of $250,000. Located in St. Louis, MO, Paraquad has a mission to empower people with disabilities to increase their independence through choice and opportunity. The organization was selected by Mr. and Mrs. Stiritz because of their work to promote economic freedom and financial empowerment for S

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William Stiritz

TreeHouse Private Brands, Inc.

TreeHouse Private Brands, Inc.

Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables

TreeHouse Private Brands, Inc. manufactures, distributes and markets cereal products and snacks. It offers private-brand food products, post brand ready-to-eat cereal products and other regional and value-brand food products in the grocery, mass merchandise, drugstore, and foodservice channels. The company was founded on October 23, 1996 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Consumer Non-Durables

The May Department Stores Co.

The May Department Stores Co.

Department StoresRetail Trade

The May Department Stores Co. owns and operates retail distribution department stores. The company sells designer-label apparel, shoes, cosmetics and home furnishings to middle and upper-middle income buyers. The company operates 489 department stores under the names of Famous-Barr, Filene's, Foley's, Hecht's, Kaufmann's, Lord & Taylor, L.S. Ayres, Marshall Field's, Meier & Frank, Robinsons-May, Strawbridge's and The Jones Store, as well as