William Young
- William Young is CEO of $2.7 billion (sales) plastic container maker Plastipak.
- Young and his father founded Plastipak in 1967, shortly after Bill graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy with an engineering degree.
- After six years of running the business, the duo sold the majority to Beatrice Foods for an undisclosed amount.
- In 1982, the family bought back Plastipak; three decades later, they sold a minority stake to a division of Goldman Sachs.
- His father died in 2005 at age 90
