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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Franke Ph.D.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=69568&privcapId=698335|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref> He has been Chairman of [[Wizz Air]] since 2004, and |
'''William Augustus Franke''' (born 15 April 1937) is an airline investor and a co-founder and Managing Partner of [[Indigo Partners]] LLC, a private equity fund focused in air transportation.<ref>{{cite web|title=William A. Franke Ph.D.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=69568&privcapId=698335|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|accessdate=4 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/us-private-equity-titan-bill-franke-becomes-latest-airbus-xlr-customer.html|title=US private equity titan Bill Franke becomes latest Airbus XLR customer with 50 plane order|last=Reid|first=David|date=2019-06-19|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> He has been the President at Franke and Company, Inc. since 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=69568&privcapId=698335|title=William A. Franke: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> Bill has been Chairman of [[Wizz Air]] since 2004, and serves as Chairman of [[Frontier Airlines]]. He lso serves as the President and Chairman of Bristol Group SA. |
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==Education and early career== |
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| Born | 15 April 1937 |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Spouse | Carolyn Franke |
| Children | 5 |
William Augustus Franke (born 15 April 1937) is an airline investor and a co-founder and Managing Partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity fund focused in air transportation.[1][2] He has been the President at Franke and Company, Inc. since 1987.[3] Bill has been Chairman of Wizz Air since 2004, and serves as Chairman of Frontier Airlines. He lso serves as the President and Chairman of Bristol Group SA.
Education and early career
He 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.
Philanthropy
He 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.[4] In 2016 he made a donation of $24 million to the University of Montana.[5] He has also donated to his alma mater Stanford Law School to create The W. A. Franke Professorship in Law and Business.[6]
References
- ^ "William A. Franke Ph.D." Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Reid, David (2019-06-19). "US private equity titan Bill Franke becomes latest Airbus XLR customer with 50 plane order". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "William A. Franke: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ "W. A. FRANKE". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "$24 Million Gift Is Largest Ever To University Of Montana". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Stanford Law School - Stanford Endowed Professorships and Directorships". Stanford University. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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