age ~97
from Northport, NY
1930
Businessman • CEO • Trader
John V. Shields " John Shields " is an American businessman who was the CEO of the American grocery store chain Trader Joe's from 1988 to 2001
Shields graduated from Stanford University ( BA, 1954 and MBA 1956 ) and then served in the military for two years....
Shields was voted the Master Entrepreneur of the Los Angeles Area in 1993.
He retired from TJ's in 2001.
Author
John D. Shields
ISBN #
0865043574
Author
John D. Shields
ISBN #
0865049718
Author
John Shields
ISBN #
0201518082
Author
John Shields
ISBN #
0201577178
Author
John Shields
ISBN #
0767900286
… Theo Albrecht, of Aldi Nord, bought the company in 1979.[11] Coulombe was succeeded by John Shields in 1987; under his leadership the company expanded beyond California, moved into Arizona in 1993, and into the Pacific Northwest two years later.[2] In 1996, the company opened its first stor...
For other people named John Shields, see John Shields (disambiguation). Private John Shields (17691809) was, at 35, the oldest member of the Lewis and ...