| 词条 | Bill Franke |
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|name = Bill Franke |image = Bill Franke (cropped).jpg |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1937|04|15}} |birth_place = Bryan, Texas, United States |nationality = |occupation = |known_for = |alma_mater = Stanford University |spouse = Carolyn Franke |children = 5 }} William Augustus Franke (born 15 April 1937) is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity fund focused in air transportation.[1] He has been Chairman of Wizz Air since 2004, and also serves as Chairman of Frontier Airlines. Education and early careerHe graduated from Stanford University with a BA in History in 1959 and a LLB in Law in 1961. In his early career he was the CEO of a Fortune 500 forest products company, Southwest Forest Industries (now Smurfit-Stone Container) and Chairman of Circle K, which he restructured through bankruptcy. He was Chairman and CEO of America West Airlines from 1993 to 2001, Chairman of Singapore-based Tiger Airways from 2004 to 2009, and Chairman of Spirit Airlines from July 2006 to August 2013. PhilanthropyHe was awarded an honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University in 2008, where following a $25 million donation, The W.A. Franke College of Business was named after him.[2] In 2016 he made a donation of $24 million to the University of Montana.[3] He has also donated to his alma mater Stanford Law School to create The W. A. Franke Professorship in Law and Business.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|title=William A. Franke Ph.D.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=69568&privcapId=698335|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=4 April 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Franke, Bill}}{{US-business-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title=W. A. FRANKE|url=http://franke.nau.edu/about-the-fcb/w-a--franke/|website=Northern Arizona University|accessdate=4 April 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=$24 Million Gift Is Largest Ever To University Of Montana|url=http://mtpr.org/post/24-million-gift-largest-ever-university-montana|website=Montana Public Radio|accessdate=4 April 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Stanford Law School - Stanford Endowed Professorships and Directorships|url=https://professorships.stanford.edu/content/Stanford%20Law%20School/|website=Stanford University|accessdate=14 June 2017}} 6 : 1937 births|Living people|Stanford University alumni|Stanford Law School alumni|Businesspeople in aviation|People from Bryan, Texas |
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