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03
2011

SLU Award Video – Marvin Wool

Marvin Wool won the Large Enterprise Award for SLU’s Smurfit-Stone Entrepreneurial Alumni Hall of Fame in 2009. At an early age, Marvin Wool demonstrated an entrepreneurial nature when he sold newspapers on the corner of Tenth and Chouteau, as well as through his first business selling carwash detergent. In 1964, he left his position as a chemist for St. Louis-based Dennis Chemicals and ventured out on his own. He formed MR Plastics and Coatings, a company that formulated and manufactured specialty paints and coatings. The company grew quickly and was so successful that Marvin was able to sell the company a mere six years later. In 1973, Marvin bought back the company and formed a holding company named Dash Multi-Corp. Almost 40 years later, Marvin remains the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Dash is composed of a growing family of quality companies which produce a variety of plastic raw materials, coated fabrics, and flooring products. Today, Dash is a financially strong, technology-driven, nationwide holding company which includes 12 subsidiaries and sales exceeding 0 million in 2009. It employs 700 people and operates plants in six states. In addition to running Dash, in 1991 Marvin also became involved in the banking business. As Chairman of Allegiant Bank, he transformed a small, one-location bank in rural Missouri into a public company with over 40 locations and billion in assets in nine years. Following the sale of Allegiant Bank to National
Video Rating: 5 / 5

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