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John W. A. "Doc" Buyers

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John W. A. "Doc" Buyers
Born
John William Amerman Buyers

(1928-07-17)July 17, 1928
DiedMay 20, 2006(2006-05-20) (aged 77)
Other namesDoc Buyers
EducationThe Stony Brook School
Alma materPrinceton University
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
(m. 1999)
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John William Amerman "Doc" Buyers (July 17, 1928 – May 20, 2006) was an American businessman. He was best known as the chair and chief executive officer of the Hawaii company C. Brewer & Co. Buyers was a 1952 graduate of Princeton University.

Background

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Buyers was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, the youngest of five children. In 1946, he graduated from The Stony Brook School on Long Island. As a Princeton Tiger football player, he received from his teammates the nickname "Doc," after West Point's Felix Anthony "Doc" Blanchard.

Career

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Buyers came to Hawaii in 1975 as an executive with IU International Corporation. He was sent to head C. Brewer, a Hawaii-based company in which IU had acquired a majority stake. In 1986, Buyers organized a leveraged buyout of C. Brewer and became chairman and CEO of the newly independent company. Buyers would continue as head of the company until its dissolution in 2001.[3] In 1996, Buyers announced plans to relocate the company's headquarters to Hilo in 1998.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Donnelly, Dave (August 4, 1999). "Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "C. Brewer Chief Saw Beyond Sugar: He spearheaded the move toward diversified agriculture". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. May 21, 2006. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "C. Brewer Chief Saw Beyond Sugar: He spearheaded the move toward diversified agriculture". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. May 21, 2006.
  4. ^ Rick Daysog (August 14, 1996). "C. Brewer plans to move to Hilo: The company will relocate its headquarters in 1998". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.