Melvin Gordon (businessman), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMelvin Gordon (businessman)
American businessman
Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1919
Date of Death: 20-Jan-2015
Profession: chief operating officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Melvin Gordon (businessman)
- Melvin J.
- Gordon (November 26, 1919 – January 20, 2015) was an American business executive and businessman.
- He served as the chairman and CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries for fifty-three years, from 1962 until January 2015.
- Gordon, who was 95 years old, was the oldest CEO of a company trading on a major American stock exchange at the time of his death in 2015.
- He oversaw the day-to-day production of the company's trademark brands, including Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops, Junior Mints, and Charleston Chews.
- As of 2015, the company manufactures approximately sixty-four million Tootsie Rolls per day.
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