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Jul 1, 2015 · About (Ellen) Gordon family. For more than five decades, Ellen Gordon comprised one half of the sweetest couple in the candy business, building Tootsie Roll Industries with her late husband...
Feb 1, 2021 · In her 53 years running sweets maker Tootsie Roll Industries, CEO Ellen Gordon has seen a lot of things. But one thing she hadn’t before this week was her company’s stock getting swept up...
Feb 1, 2021 · In her 53 years running sweets maker Tootsie Roll Industries, CEO Ellen Gordon has seen a lot of things. But one thing she hadn’t before this week was her company’s stock getting swept up in...
Gordon, Ellen (1932-) Tootsie Roll Industries. Overview. After working her way up the corporate ladder to president of the company, Ellen Rubin Gordon used modern business strategies to keep Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. at the top of the international lollipop business, while still maintaining the feel of a "mom and pop" operation. Personal Life
Jan 21, 2015 · Melvin Gordon died, aged 95, after a brief illness, according to a statement from the company he had headed since 1962. His wife, Ellen Gordon, takes over as chief executive.
Ellen Gordon was elected president of Tootsie Roll Industries in April 1978. At the time, she was the second woman to be elected president of a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2015, she became chairman and CEO.
May 22, 2015 · One-on-One with Tootsie Roll's Ellen Gordon. Tootsie Roll Industries’ chairman reminiscences about her husband, Melvin, and reaffirms her long-term commitment to the company’s future. The Gordons were the only couple to have each received a Kettle Award from Candy Industry; Ellen in 1985 and Melvin in 2009.
