Carl Lindner, Jr. (born April 22, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio) is a Cincinnati businessman and is among the world's richest people. According to the 2006 issue of Forbes Magazine's 400 list, Lindner was ranked 133 and was worth an estimated $2.3 billion[1]. After dropping out of school at 14 during the Great Depression, he helped to expand his family's dairy business into United Dairy Farmers, a large chain of convenience stores. With his three sons, he controls roughly 42% of American Financial Group, an insurance company. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chiquita Brands International when that company began making payments to Colombian terrorist groups.[2]
Lindner was a part owner and Chief Executive Officer of the Cincinnati Reds until he sold a majority interest to a group led by Robert Castellini on November 2, 2005 and stepped down as CEO. At the time it was announced that Lindner would remain an active partner in the organization [3]. In 1997, Lindner was inducted into Junior Achievement's U.S. Business Hall of Fame.
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Lindner has donated to charitable causes and political campaign funds. The Lindner family has supported several Cincinnati private schools, including Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, which was founded by the Lindners, and Cincinnati Country Day School. Lindner supports his Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS program within the University of Cincinnati's College of Business. His Great American Insurance Company was once the title sponsor of the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament.[4] Phillips Chapel Church honored Mr. Lindner with the addition of the Carl Lindner, Jr Fellowship Hall. Lindner is the largest non Jewish holder of Israeli bonds.
Carl Lindner and his family have supported the Republican Party. During the 2004 election cycle, the Lindner family contributed tens of thousands of dollars to various Republican groups, including the Republican National Committee and several Republican politicians. In 2004, the Republican National Committee named Lindner as one of 62 "Super Rangers", the highest level of fundraising recognition, accorded to those who raise $300,000 or more for the Republican Party.[5] Lindner, a close ally of George W. Bush, secured the use of Great American Ball Park for Bush's re-election campaign on October 31, 2004, two days before the 2004 Presidential Election.
In 2005, Lindner was among 53 entities that contributed the maximum of $250,000 to the second inauguration of President George W. Bush.[6][7][8]
In the Republican primary race of the 2008 Presidential election, he was a supporter of Mitt Romney.
Lindner has been implicated in paying for the protection of company employees to terrorist organizations in Colombia. The financing began while he was the president of the Chiquita Brands board of directors. [9]
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