Robert A. Fox
Chairman at AgriCapital Advisors
Profile
Robert Fox is retired president and CEO of Foster Farms.
He has 40 years of professional experience domestically and internationally in major public and private companies.
After joining Foster Farms in 1992, Fox led the family-owned company -- the West's largest poultry producer -- to record sales and profits.
Before his appointment as president and CEO of Foster Farms , Fox was president and CEO at Revlon International, where he headed up all operations outside of North America.
Before Revlon, Fox served as chairman of Clarke Hooper America from 1990 to 1991.
He was president of Continental Can from 1987 to 1990, vice chairman of Nabisco from 1986-1987, president, chairman and CEO of Del Monte from 1980 to 1986 and president of R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco International from 1978-1980.
Fox was with Norton Simon, Inc. for 10 years prior to joining R.
J.
Reynolds organization.
From 1975 to 1978, he held the position of executive vice president of Hunt Wesson Foods, Inc. From 1969 to 1975, he was with Canada Dry Corporation, a Norton Simon subsidiary, where he held the positions of vice president of marketing; senior vice president of operations; and president and CEO of Canada Dry International.
From 1964 to 1969, Fox was with Thomas J.
Lipton, Inc., holding a variety of management positions, including general sales manager and director of marketing.
He began his career with Procter & Gamble.
He holds a B.A.
degree from Colgate University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Fox has served as a director of a number of diverse public and private organizations.
He currently is a director of Chemtura Corporation; Roundtable Pizza; and seven mutual funds managed by Capital Research and Management.
He is also chairman of AgriCapital Advisors and is an advisor to Simmons Foods Inc and G-3 Enterprises, Inc.
Robert A. Fox active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| American Balanced Fund, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
| AgriCapital Advisors | Chairman | 2011-05-18 |
Former positions of Robert A. Fox
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Silicon Prairie Advisors LLC
 Silicon Prairie Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Prairie Advisors LLC (Silicon Prairie Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by John Micek. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Consultant / Advisor | 2016-12-31 |
Crompton Corp.
 Crompton Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Crompton Corporation is a global producer and marketer of specialty chemicals and polymer products. Products and services solve customer problems and add value to customers' products.Crompton, formed by the merger of Crompton & Knowles and Witco, isn't mixed-up, but its products are. The company gets three-fourths of its sales from producing polymers; polymer additives, including additives for plastics, rubber, and urethane; and polymer processing equipment. Crompton agreed to acquire Great Lakes Chemical in early 2005 | Director/Board Member | 2005-07-06 |
| Continental Can Co. | President | 1989-12-31 |
| DEL MONTE CORPORATION | Chief Executive Officer | 1985-12-31 |
| Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc. | Private Equity Investor | 1977-12-31 |
Training of Robert A. Fox
| Colgate University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 10 |
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Del Monte Foods Co.
 Del Monte Foods Co. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Del Monte Foods Co. is a producer, distributor and marketer of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market. Their portfolio of brands include Del Monte, S&W, Contadina, College Inn, Meow Mix, Kibbles 'n Bits, 9Lives, Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Meaty Bone, Snausages and Pounce. The company was founded in October 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Crompton Corp.
Crompton Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Crompton Corporation is a global producer and marketer of specialty chemicals and polymer products. Products and services solve customer problems and add value to customers' products.Crompton, formed by the merger of Crompton & Knowles and Witco, isn't mixed-up, but its products are. The company gets three-fourths of its sales from producing polymers; polymer additives, including additives for plastics, rubber, and urethane; and polymer processing equipment. Crompton agreed to acquire Great Lakes Chemical in early 2005 | Process Industries |
Revlon International Corp.
 Revlon International Corp. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Revlon International Corp. sells cosmetic and skin care products. It also provides fragrances and personal care products. The company distributes products through drug stores, volume retailers, supermarkets, and perfumeries. It is headquartered in New York, NY. | Retail Trade |
Foster Farms LLC
 Foster Farms LLC Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Foster Farms LLC operates as a poultry processor. It owns and operates hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants. It offers fresh chicken, cooked frozen chicken and turkey, fully cooked refrigerated chicken and turkey, individually frozen chicken, saut? ready, gluten free, fresh turkey, lunchmeats and franks, pancake wraps, and corn dogs. The company was founded by Max Foster and Verda Foster in 1939 and is headquartered in Livingston, CA. | Process Industries |
LANXESS Solutions US, Inc.
 LANXESS Solutions US, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries LANXESS Solutions US, Inc. developed engineered industrial specialty chemicals. It operated through the following segments: Industrial Engineered Products and Industrial Performance Products. The Industrial Engineered Products segment provided engineered specialty chemicals used in agriculture, automotive, building and construction, electronics, fine chemicals, insulation, mercury control, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, plastics and solar energy applications. The Industrial Performance Products segment offered synthetic base stocks, additive components, finished synthetic lubricants and specialty greases. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. | Process Industries |
| American Balanced Fund, Inc. | Miscellaneous |
| AgriCapital Advisors | |
| Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc. | |
| Continental Can Co. | |
Silicon Prairie Advisors LLC
Silicon Prairie Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Silicon Prairie Advisors LLC (Silicon Prairie Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by John Micek. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
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