About Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Born 1939. Marilyn Carlson Nelson is an American businessperson.
Marilyn Carlson Nelson (born August 19, 1939) is an American businesswoman, the co-owner and former chairman and CEO of Carlson. She shares ownership of the company with her sister, Barbara Carlson Gage. the daughter of Curt Carlson, who founded Carlson in 1938.
Career Nelson joined the board of directors of Carlson in 1973. After her father's death in 1999, she took over as CEO.
Personal life Nelson resides in Long Lake, Minnesota. She had three children with her husband Glen Nelson, who died in 2016. A daughter, Juliet, died in a car crash in 1985.
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson was born on 19 August 1939.
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