Jim Dicke II, whose grandfather brought him to company meetings as a toddler, became Crown’s president 40 years ago. The business, which is entirely owned by Jim Dicke II (pronounced “DICK-key”), 74, and his son Jim Dicke III, age 48, the third- and fourth-generation leaders of Crown, is conservatively worth $850 million. “Things have softened a bit,” Jim Dicke III, Crown’s president, admitted in November. Jim Dicke III, the fourth generation of his family to run Crowne, owns the majority of the company, with his dad owning the rest. “All of a sudden we had credibility in the industry,” says Jim II.

Source: Forbes January 30, 2020 12:33 UTC