Robert Charles Wheeler

Background

Wheeler, Robert Charles was born on August 9, 1941 in Charles City, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Marshell and Rena Helena (Arjes) Wheeler.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University Iowa, 1964.

Career

Vice president, sales Pangburn, Inc., Fort Worth, 1977, executive vice president, 1978-1980. Vice president, sales & marketing Drawing Board Greeting Cards, Inc., 1980-1981. Sales representative Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York City, 1964-1967, area manager, 1967-1970, district manager, 1970-1977, vice president, 1987—1992.

President Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. (subsidiary Colgate-Palmolive Company), Topeka, 1981—2009, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1996—2009. Board directors Security Benefit Group, since 1998, Collective Brands, Inc., since 2001.

Achievements

• Robert Charles Wheeler has been listed as a noteworthy retail executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors United Way Greater Topeka, 1982-1984, Jayhawk area council Boys Scouts American, 1983-1986. Trustee Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka 1985, Topeka Zoological Foundation, 1986.

Interests

• Reading, golf, tennis, fishing, travel.

Connections

Married Opal Darlene Wilcox, June 8, 1963. Children: Ty R., Kelly M., Christopher M.

Father:

Charles Marshell Wheeler

Mother:

Rena Helena (Arjes) Wheeler

Spouse:

Opal Darlene Wilcox

child:

Ty R. Wheeler

child:

Christopher M. Wheeler

child:

Kelly M. Wheeler