Perez worked at S. C. Johnson from 1970 to 2004. He spent eight years as president and CEO of
S. C. Johnson & Son. On December 28, 2004, Perez succeeded
Phil Knight as CEO of
Nike, Inc and served from December 2004 until his announcement on January 23, 2006, that he was resigning from Nike due to disagreements with Knight over how to run the company. Perez received $8 million in severance pay. On October 3, 2006, Perez succeeded
William Wrigley Jr. II as
CEO of
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest
chewing-gum manufacturer. He was the first person outside the Wrigley family to head the century-old company. He also joined Wrigley's board of directors. On January 11, 2010, Perez joined
Greenhill & Co. as a senior advisor.
Positions held on boards of directors •
Johnson Outdoors (2018 to present) •
Whirlpool Corporation (2009 to present) •
Johnson & Johnson (2007 to present) •
Campbell Soup Company (2009 to 2012) •
Kellogg Company (2000 to 2006) •
Nike, Inc. (2004 to 2006) •
The May Department Stores Company (1998-2004) •
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