Jimmy Haslam

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Jimmy Haslam

James Arthur "Jimmy" Haslam III (born March 9, 1954 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) is an American entrepreneur and owner of the American football team Cleveland Browns from the National Football League .

Career

Jimmy Haslam graduated from the University of Tennessee . He then worked from 1976 at the Pilot Flying J Corporation. In 1980 he became its vice-president. In 1996 he was promoted to CEO.

In 2008 it was announced that CVC Capital Partners had acquired 49.8% of the company. The Pilot Corporation is based in Knoxville , Tennessee .

In 2012, he took over the NFL franchise Cleveland Browns .

capital

Jimmy Haslam's total net worth is estimated at $ 2.3 billion by Forbes, making him 771st on The World's Billionaires 2016 list.

Private

Jimmy Haslam is married and has three children. He is the brother of Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jason B. Hirschhorn: Could the Titans and Browns swap owners? Ownership swaps have happened before in professional sports. Could another be in the offing? SBNation, March 23, 2015, accessed October 2, 2017 (American English): “Haslam may own Cleveland's professional football team, but he's a Tennessee man through and through. He was born in Knoxville and attended the University of Tennessee. "
  2. ↑ Jimmy Haslam on volsconnect.com (English). Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.pilotflyingj.com/history/. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
  4. ↑ The World's Billionaires: Jimmy Haslam. In: forbes.com . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Jimmy Haslam on Forbes (English). Retrieved February 7, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Haslam, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haslam, James Arthur III
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur and owner of the Cleveland Browns American football team
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Knoxville , Tennessee , United States