David Sculley is an American businessman and former President & CEO of H.J. Heinz U.S.A. (1985–90). In 1996, David joined his brothers to form the private investment firm, Sculley Brothers, with its head office in

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. He is the youngest brother of

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, former President & CEO of

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and

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and Arthur Sculley, former head of J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank.

Early life

David grew up in St. James, Long Island with summers in

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where his mother was born and where most of his relatives live. He graduated from St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass. in 1964 and received a ''cum laude'' degree in Economics from

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in 1968. While at

, David was Producer of the Hasty Pudding Theatrical Show.

Career

Lever Brothers

Following

, he joined

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in New York City in marketing. David rose rapidly through the marketing ranks and became a Group Product Manager of the company’s largest brand group, “all” detergents within two years. By using a comparative advertising campaign, which showed a drop of grease quickly disappearing in the “all” solution while not dispersing in the competitive products, “all” was able to double its market share in 2 years.

H.J. Heinz

In 1974, David was recruited by

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as General Manager of Consumer Marketing. In 1982, he moved with his family to England for three years to be Deputy Managing Director of Heinz U.K. He returned to Pittsburgh to be President & CEO of H.J. Heinz U.S.A. from 1985-90. From 1990-96, he ran most of Heinz’s international operations, including Weight Watchers. During his 22-year career with Heinz, David is credited with leading the team to acquire Weight Watchers and the development of the plastic squeeze bottle for

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Sculley Brothers

In 1996, David joined his brothers to form the private investment firm, Sculley Brothers, with its head office in New York City. The firm focused on actively investing in early stage companies. The portfolio consisted of a range of consumer, technology and financial services companies. One company which David founded, Country Gourmet Foods, which marketed Wolfgang Puck Organic Soups, was sold to Campbells in 2008.

Waterford Wedgwood

In 2009, David took over as CEO of

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, based in London, after the company ran into financial difficulty. He acquired its competitor, Royal Doulton, and then led the sale of the entity to KPS Fund, a private equity firm based in New York City.

Current

David is currently an investor in MDLIVE, a rapidly growing telehealth company where he served as past chairman. He is also an investor in RxAdvance, a privately held healthcare company, and Wolfgang Puck Worldwide where he is a member of the board.

Personal life

David was a member of the U.S. Men’s Field Hockey team in the early 1970s. He was also Chairman of

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, PA. He was married to his wife, Paula Cook Sculley (deceased), for 40 years. He married Christa Margaret Sculley in 2019. David has two children, Heather and David as well as three grandchildren.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sculley, David 1946 births Living people American chief executives of food industry companies Heinz people Hasty Pudding alumni St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) alumni