MACANDREWS & FORBES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President, Strategy and New Business Development
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Senior Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Special Counsel
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Capital Markets
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
Ronald O. Perelman is a philanthropist, renowned investor, innovator and business visionary who has built, owned and run some of the largest and most well known companies in the world. In September 2017, Forbes magazine named him one of the "100 Greatest Business Minds."
Born on January 1st, 1943 in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Ruth and Raymond Perelman, the family moved to Philadelphia where he attended the Haverford School, the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton, where he received his MBA.
Perelman first worked alongside his father on deals at Belmont Industries in Philadelphia before moving to New York City to strike out on his own. His first investment was Cohen-Hatfield; a jewelry store chain that he eventually sold to Sam Walton to become Walmart's in-house jewelry franchise.
Perelman has owned and run some of the most iconic brands over the years including: Marvel, Sunbeam, Pantry Pride, Panavision and New World Entertainment. In 1985, Perelman acquired his most high-profile company, the multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and personal care company Revlon, which he still holds 36 years later and is now run by his daughter Debra.