| Pamela Mars-Wright | |
| Birth Name: | Pamela Diane Mars |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Vassar College |
| Occupation: | Businesswoman |
| Spouse: | Lonnie Wright |
| Children: | 3 |
| Parents: | Forrest Mars, Jr. Virginia Cretella |
| Relatives: | siblings: Marijke Mars, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars |
Pamela Diane Mars-Wright (b. Mars,[1] 1960[2]) is an American businesswoman and billionaire heiress.[3] Previously, she was the chairman of the board of Mars Inc. She is a supervisory board member of Dutch brewing company Heineken International.[4]
Mars-Wright is a fourth generation member of the Mars family. Her father was Forrest Mars Jr. (1931–2016). She has three sisters: Marijke Mars, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars.[5] She inherited about 8 percent stake of Mars Inc. in 2016, which made her a billionaire. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, her net worth was valued worth of $11.5 billion as of June 2021.
Mars-Wright graduated (BA/BSc) from Vassar College.[3] She has held several roles within Mars Inc. She started as an operations supervisor in 1986, then she became plant director manager at the company's petcare factory followed by a position as manufacturing director at Mars Australia. After a sabbatical she joined Mars Inc. as a member of the board of directors in 2001 and served also as the chairman of the board (2004–2008).[6] She was a board member of Mars Inc. also in 2015 and was promoting sustainability.[7] Today, she works as the family's ambassador to the Mars petcare division.[3]
In 1992, she married Lonnie Wright, a plant manager, in Champaign, Illinois. She has three children.[3] [1]