Richard D. Nanula was chief financial officer of

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and

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, chief operating officer of

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, and chief executive officer of

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. While a principal at

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, he resigned amid a sex scandal. He is currently the chief executive officer of PureForm Global.

Early life

Nanula was born to an African American mother and an Italian father. He grew up in

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and attended the

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, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1982. He graduated from

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in 1986, where he received his

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He later became a

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Career

Nanula held a variety of executive positions at the

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from 1986 until 1998, including senior executive vice president, chief financial officer (1991-1995, 1996–1997) and president of Disney Stores Worldwide (1995-1996). He served as president and chief operating officer for

in New York from 1998 until 1999, then chairman and chief executive officer at

from 1999 until 2001. Nanula served as executive vice president of

in May 2001 and was appointed chief financial officer in August 2001. On April 10, 2007, Amgen announced that he would be resigning from his position "to pursue other opportunities." On May 4, 2007, it was announced that Nanula resigned from

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's board of directors, where he had served since January 2005. Announced in January 2008, Nanula joined Colony Capital, LLC, and was responsible for the firm's global operations, with a special focus on operating company transactions. Nanula resigned from Colony in July 2013 amid allegations of a sex scandal that involved

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Trinity St. Clair and Samantha Saint. As of at least February 2021, he is the CEO of PureForm Global, a manufacturer of cannabinoids.

Personal life

Nanula married Tracey Hart, whom he met at Disney, in 1995. They have three children together. In 2005, Hart filed for divorce.

References

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