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Chairman and chief executive officer, Tyson Foods

Nationality: American.

Born: September 5, 1953, in Springdale, Arkansas.

Education: Southern Methodist University, BA, 1975.

Family: Son of Donald John Tyson (a food company executive) and Twilla Jean Womochil; married Kimberly McCoy; children: two.

Career: Tyson Foods, 1975–1993, North Carolina complex manager, vice...