Greenhill & Co.

On January 11, 2010, William D. Perez joined Greenhill & Co.

Greenhill & Co.

Greenhill & Co., Inc. is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raisings to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments. The firm made $298.6m in sales in 2009, with a...

 as a senior advisor.

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

On October 3, 2006, William D. Perez succeeded William Wrigley, Jr. II

William Wrigley, Jr. II

William Wrigley, Jr. II , a.k.a. Bill Wrigley, Jr., is the current chairman and former CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. He turned over the office of CEO to William Perez on October 23, 2006...

 as CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

The William Wrigley Jr. Company is a company headquartered in the Wrigley Building in Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded on April 1, 1891, originally selling products such as soap and baking powder. In 1892, William Wrigley, Jr., the company's founder, began packaging...

, the world's largest chewing-gum manufacturer. He was the first person outside the Wrigley family to head the century-old company. He also joined Wrigley's board of directors.

Nike Inc.

On December 28, 2004, William D. Perez succeeded Phil Knight

Phil Knight

Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight is an American business magnate. He is the co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc. He resigned as the company's chief executive officer in 2004, while retaining the position of chairman of the board...

 as CEO of Nike, Inc and served from December 2004 until his announcement on January 23, 2006 that he was resigning from Nike due to disagreements with Nike founder and chairman Philip Knight over how to run the company. Perez received $8 million in severance pay.

S. C. Johnson & Son

William D. Perez worked at S. C. Johnson from 1970 to 2004. He spent eight years as president and CEO of S. C. Johnson & Son

S. C. Johnson & Son

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. , previously known as S. C. Johnson Wax , is a privately held, global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin. It has operations in 72 countries and its brands are sold in over 110...

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Board of Directors Positions Held

• Campbell Soup Company
  Campbell Soup Company
  Campbell Soup Company , also known as Campbell's, is an American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey...
  
   (2009 to present)
• Whirlpool Corporation (2009 to present)
• Johnson & Johnson
  Johnson & Johnson
  Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
  
   (2007 to present)
• Kellogg Company
  Kellogg Company
  Kellogg Company , is a producer of cereal and convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks, frozen waffles, and vegetarian foods...
  
   (2000 to 2006)
• Nike, Inc.
  Nike, Inc.
  Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
  
   (2004 to 2006)
• The May Department Stores Company (1998-2004)
• Hallmark Cards
  Hallmark Cards
  Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts....
  
  

Education

Perez went to high school at Western Reserve Academy

Western Reserve Academy

Western Reserve Academy is a private, mid-sized, coeducational boarding and day college preparatory school located in Hudson, Ohio.-History:...

, a private coeducational boarding school in Hudson, Ohio, before attending Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum South...

 fraternity. In addition, Perez has a graduate degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management is a private business school whose main campus is located in Glendale, Arizona. Founded in 1946 by retired U.S...

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Articles

• S.C. Johnson CEO Perez steps down to lead Nike The Business Journal.
• Nike: Can Perez Fill Knight's Shoes? Businessweek.
• Inside the Coup at Nike Businessweek.
• Why Wrigley and Perez Need Each Other Businessweek.
• Curiously Strong Teamwork Businessweek.
• For Wrigley, CEO Perez Is a Life Saver CNBC Mad Money.
• Kings of the Mountain Hispanicbusiness.com
• Mars shows door to Wrigley CEO Chicago Tribune.