Monday, 24 September 2012

7.Jim Walton

Jim Walton

 Net Worth

$26.8 B As of September 2012
At a Glance
  • Chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
  • Age: 64
  • Source of Wealth: Wal-Mart
  • Residence: Bentonville, AR
  • Country of Citizenship: United States
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Arkansas
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Children: 4
Forbes Lists
Profile:

Wal-Mart heir Jim Walton is the youngest son of retail visionary Sam (d. 1992), who founded the massive retailer with his brother James, opening a single store in Rogers, Ark. in 1962. Wal-Mart now has sales of $444 billion and employs 2.2 million people worldwide. Since last year, Jim received more than $430 million in dividends after taxes. He and his siblings have given about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation over the last five years. Jim is also the CEO of his family's Arvest Bank, which has branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. He gave $100,000 to the Super PAC for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. [...] more

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