Who are Monsanto's largest shareholders?
The top five individual holders of Monsanto include William Parfet, Hugh Grant, David Friedberg, Brett Begemann and Robert Stevens. Together, these shareholders own 722,703 shares worth over $76 million. William Parfet reported owning 265,788 shares in July 2016. Hugh Grant reported owning 170,901 in November 2015. David Friedberg reported 123,921 shares in September 2014. Brett Begemann reported owning 88,490 shares in July 2016, and Robert Stevens reported 73,603 shares in July 2016.
Each of these five shareholders sit on the board of directors or has held a prominent position on the executive leadership team. William Parfet is a member of the board of directors and has served as a director on the Monsanto board since June 2000. He is also the executive chairman of inviCRO LLC., a leading provider of image-based service solutions for the pharmaceutical and drug development industry. Hugh Grant is the chairman and chief executive officer of Monsanto. He is also chairman of the Monsanto board of directors and chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors. David Friedberg is a former Google Inc., now known as Alphabet Inc. , executive who founded Climate and sold it to Monsanto in 2013. Brett Begemann is the current president and chief operating officer at Monsanto. Robert Stevens is a member of the board of directors and a retired chairman of the board. Stevens also served as chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation from August 2004 through December 2012 and was later elected executive chairman through December 2013.
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