About Peter W. May
Born 1945. Peter W. May is a business executive, known for Triarc Companies.
Peter William May (born 1943/44) is an American businessman and investor.
Biography May was born to a Jewish family and grew up in Hewlett, New York, on Long Island, the son of Isabel and Samuel May. His father was a businessman, and his mother was a social worker. Triangle was sold to Pechiney in 1988. In 1989, May joined the board of directors at Mount Sinai Medical Center; in 2002, he was named chairman after being asked by former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and then fellow board member Robert Rubin. They have a son and a daughter. Peter May and Leni Finkelstein live in Bridgewater, Connecticut.
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American businessman
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Peter W. May was born in 1945.
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Peter W. May is a business executive.
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Peter W. May is known for Triarc Companies.
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