Erwin Kelm
Encyclopedia
Erwin Kelm was an American
businessman born in Minnesota
. He attended the University of Minnesota
. While at the helm of Cargill
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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman born in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. He attended the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. While at the helm of Cargill
Cargill
Cargill, Incorporated is a privately held, multinational corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Founded in 1865, it is now the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue. If it were a public company, it would rank, as of 2011, number 13 on the Fortune 500,...
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.