Charles Butt

Charles Clarence Butt (born February 3, 1938) is an American grocer who took over his family's San Antonio-based H-E-B supermarket chain in 1971. The privately held company now has more than 300 stores and $12 billion in sales, according to Forbes magazine. Butt graduated from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a Bachelor of Arts / Science. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He became president of the H.E. Butt Grocery Company in 1971. On November 14, 2001, the Mexican government awarded Butt the Aguila Azteca medal for his philanthropic involvement and business dealings in Mexico.