Erwin Kelm (1911 – 1994) was an American businessman born in

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. He attended the

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. While at the helm of

Cargill Cargill, Incorporated, is a privately held American global food corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in ter ...

from 1961 through 1976 he built the company into a $10 billion grain business which handled more than 25% of America's grain exports while operating 600 plants in 38 countries.

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1911 births 1994 deaths University of Minnesota alumni 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-business-bio-1910s-stub