Dave Thomas
Businessperson, Organization founder
1932 – 2002
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Who was Dave Thomas?
Rex David "Dave" Thomas was an American businessman and philanthropist. Thomas was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers. He is also known for appearing in more than 800 commercial advertisements for the chain from 1989 to 2002, more than any other company founder in television history.
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- Born
- Jul 2, 1932
Atlantic City - Spouses
- Lorraine Thomas
(1954/05/21 - 2002/01/08)
- Lorraine Thomas
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Coconut Creek High School
( - 1993)
- Coconut Creek High School
- Employment
- Founder, Wendy's
( - 2002) - KFC
- Founder, Wendy's
- Lived in
- Fort Wayne
- Kalamazoo
- Atlantic City
- Fort Lauderdale
- Died
- Jan 8, 2002
Fort Lauderdale
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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