Ernest Flegenheimer, former president and CEO of Michigan Sugar Company, died on Feb. 2. He was 94. Written By: Michael Spieker | ×
Ernest Flegenheimer passed away at age 94. He was the president and CEO of Michigan Sugar Company for 30 years. (Michigan Sugar Company photo)
Ernest Flegenheimer, former president and CEO of Michigan Sugar Company, died on Feb 2. He was 94.
Flegenheimer’s time as president and CEO of Michigan Sugar spanned over three decades from 1963 to 1993.
He was born in 1927 in Zurich, Switzerland. His father, Albert Flegenheimer was also a pioneer in the sugar industry. Ernest came to the U.S. in 1942 and was naturalized in 1943.