COMPANY

Supermarket chain with more than 800 stores, founded 1930 by George W. Jenkins in Winter Haven, FL. The company is privately held, with approximately a third employee-owned.

Official Website:
http://www.publix.com/

Industry:
Retail

Corporate headquarters:
Lakeland, FL

Sales:
$16.9B (2003)

Employees:
125,000 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hoyt R. Barnett	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of Publix
William E. Crenshaw	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Publix
Charles H. Jenkins, Jr.	Business	1944		CEO of Publix, 2001-08
Howard M. Jenkins	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Publix, 1990-2001

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carol Jenkins Barnett	Business	c. 1957		Publix Super Markets Charities
Hoyt R. Barnett	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of Publix
William E. Crenshaw	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Publix
Sherrill W. Hudson	Business	c. 1943		CEO of TECO Energy
Charles H. Jenkins, Jr.	Business	1944		CEO of Publix, 2001-08
Howard M. Jenkins	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Publix, 1990-2001
E. Vane McClurg	Attorney	c. 1942		Former Partner, Hahn McClurg
Kelly E. Norton	Business	c. 1939		Florida Tile Industries
Maria A. Sastre	Business	c. 1956		VP at Royal Caribbean

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Donald	Business	?		President and CEO of Starbucks

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