Marijke Mars

{{short description|American billionaire heiress}}

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| birth_place = Veghel, Netherlands {{cite news|title=Bijzondere rouwadvertentie voor mevrouw Mars (94): zo sterk is de band tussen snoepgoedfamilie en Veghel|newspaper=Brabants Dagblad|url=https://www.bd.nl/brabant/bijzondere-rouwadvertentie-voor-mevrouw-mars-94-zo-sterk-is-de-band-tussen-snoepgoedfamilie-en-veghel~a003ac9f/}}

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| nationality = American

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| alma mater = Duke University

| employer = Mars Inc.

| occupation = Businesswoman

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| spouse = {{Marriage|Stephen J. Doyle|1991|2000|end=div}}

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Marijke Elizabeth Mars (born 1965) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman.{{cite news|title=Marijke Mars|newspaper=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/marijke-e-mars/|publisher=Bloomberg Billionaire Index, bloomberg.com| accessdate=2018-04-26}} In March 2018 Forbes estimated her wealth to be $5.9 billion. She was ranked as the 30th-richest woman in the world, a position shared with her three sisters.{{cite web|title=The World's Billionaires 2018, Women |url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#version:static_tab:women|publisher=Forbes, forbes.com| accessdate=2018-04-26}}

Marijke Mars is a fourth generation member of the Mars family. Her father was the late Forrest Mars Jr. (1931–2016). She has three sisters: Pamela Mars-Wright, Valerie Mars and Victoria B. Mars.{{cite web|title= Forrest E. Mars Jr., enigmatic steward of family confectionery, dies at 84 |work= washingtonpost.com |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/forrest-e-mars-jr-enigmatic-steward-of-family-confectionery-dies-at-84/2016/07/27/0265c442-5400-11e6-b7de-dfe509430c39_story.html | author= Emily Langer| date= 2016-07-27 |accessdate=2018-04-26}} She inherited about an 8 percent stake on Mars Inc. in 2016, which made her a billionaire. According to Forbes, her shares were valued at $5.9 billion (March 2018).{{cite web|title= The World's Billionaires: 296. Marijke Mars |work= Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/marijke-mars/?list=billionaires|year=2018|accessdate=2018-04-26}}

She graduated (B.A./B.Sc.) from Duke University. After her graduation she worked as a regional manager for Kal Kan Foods, one of Mars Inc.'s pet food companies. Nowadays she works at Mars Food. She married Stephen J. Doyle in 1991, but later (2000) divorced.{{cite web|title= Marijke E. Mars Weds S. J. Doyle|work=The New York Times | date=1991-06-30 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/30/style/marijke-e-mars-weds-s-j-doyle.html|accessdate=2018-04-26}}