Ron Cameron (businessman)

Ronald M. Cameron (born 1945)[2] is an American businessman, and the owner and chairman of Mountaire Farms.

Ron Cameron
Born
Ronald M. Cameron

1944 or 1945 (age 77–79)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Arkansas
OccupationBusinessman
TitleOwner and chairman, Mountaire Farms
SpouseNina Cameron
Children4
ParentTed Cameron

Early life

Cameron is the son of Ted Cameron, who was chairman of Mountaire, and grandson of Guy Cameron, who founded Mountaire Corporation in 1914 (although it was then known by a different name).[3]

He earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Arkansas.[4]

Career

Cameron joined Mountaire in 1968, and became president and CEO in 1978, after the death of his father. Mountaire is the sixth-largest poultry company in the US.[5]

In 2009, Cameron was named the 14th richest Arkansan by Arkansas Business.[5]

Cameron is also a member of Bear State Financial Holdings LLC, which bought First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. The CEO of First Federal, Dabbs Cavin, is a former employee of Cameron's.[6] Cameron is the former director of Doulos Ministries in Littleton, Colorado.[5]

Political activities

Cameron is a major donor to Arkansas politician Tom Cotton[7] and The Club for Growth.[8] Cameron also donated a million dollars to Freedom Partners in 2014.[9][10] In the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 he contributed $3 million to the Super PAC supporting Mike Huckabee[11][12] and after Huckabee dropped out donated 5 million to Conservative Solutions PAC which supported Marco Rubio's bid.[13]

Personal life

Cameron is married to Nina, they have four children, and live in Arkansas.[14][4]

References
  1. "Mountaire Chairman inducted into NC Poultry Federation Hall of Fame". wattagnet.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. Mayer, Jane. "How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  3. "Ronald Cameron Family". Arkansas Business. 24 July 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. "North Carolina Poultry Federation". www.ncpoultry.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. "Arkansas Business' 25 Wealthiest Arkansans (25th Anniversary)". Arkansas Business. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  6. Waldon, George (30 March 2012). "Dabbs Cavin, Arkansas' Newest CEO, On The Rebirth of First Federal Bancshares". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  7. McNeill, Mike (23 October 2011). "Congressional candidates Rankin and Cotton receive $500,000+ in donations, from very different sources". Magnolia Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  8. "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs'". New York Times. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  9. Linsky, Annie (15 July 2014). "Koch-Founded Super-PAC Draws $500,000 Donor in First Days". Bloomberg.
  10. Carney, Eliza Newlin (24 October 2014). "Koch Lobbying Nears $10 Million, Donation Transparency Increases". Roll Call.
  11. Strauss, Daniel (31 July 2015). "Mike Huckabee super PAC raises $3.6 million, mostly from one donor". Politico.
  12. Murray, Sara (5 May 2015). "Mike Huckabee poised to make another White House bid". CNN. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  13. Kennet P. Vogel (20 March 2016) Rubio super PAC raised $25 million last month Politico
  14. Jones, Natalie (2 November 2018). "Midterm big spenders: the top 20 political donors this election". Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
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