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Scott Simplot (born 1947) is the American chairman and chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Company and formerly the wealthiest man in Idaho.
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Simplot was founded in 1929 by 20-year-old John Richard...
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John Richard Simplot (/ ˈ s ɪ m p l ɒ t /; January 4, 1909 –...
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Scott Simplot (born 1947) is the American chairman and chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Company and formerly the wealthiest man in Idaho.
Simplot was founded in 1929 by 20-year-old John Richard Simplot near the agricultural community of Declo in south central Idaho, United States. [2] During the early 1940s, the business expanded, providing the military with dehydrated onions and potatoes during World War II .
Feb 8, 2024 · Five Simplot family members are on the privately held company's board. J.R.'s son Scott is the chairman and previously served as chief executive.
John Richard Simplot (/ ˈ s ɪ m p l ɒ t /; January 4, 1909 – May 25, 2008) was an American entrepreneur and businessman best known as the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, a Boise, Idaho–based agricultural supplier specializing in potato products.
Since 2001, Simplot has been chairman of J. R. Simplot Company, the Boise, ID, agribusiness founded by his father and one of the largest privately held firms in the country. In this role, he has brought in outside management and begun running the agribusiness with fiscal discipline.
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May 25, 2016 · Scott is chairman and chief executive of the company now. He shares the duties of running his father's firm with his sister, Gay, who is also a billionaire. Read Less
