Carl Westcott
Carl Westcott (born 1939, Vicksburg, Mississippi) is an American entrepreneur and the founder of several companies including 1-800-Flowers, First Extended Service Corporation, and Westcott Communications.[1]
He lives in Dallas. He has four children: Gary Keith, Carla, Court Hilton and Chart Hampden. [2] [3] Court is married to Kameron Westcott, who appeared on seasons 3-5 of the Real Housewives of Dallas on the Bravo network.
Businesses[]
After leaving the army, Westcott moved to California and got a job in car sales. In 1967 he bought a car dealership and by 1979 Westcott owned 17 dealerships across the nation.[4] Westcott Communications was sold in 1996 for $422 million to K-III Communications which was nominally owned by leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.[5] Most recently he served as Chairman of Westcott LLC and General Partner of Commodore Partners, Ltd., a real estate development and holding company.
Awards[]
Westcott has received several awards including the , Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1988 and the Horatio Alger Award from the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in 2003.[4]
References[]
- ^ Communications, Emmis (1989-11-01). Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications.
- ^ "Dallas Morning News".
- ^ "Tyler Morning Telegraph".
- ^ a b http://www.horatioalger.org/member_info.cfm?memberid=WES03[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (1996-04-23). "COMPANY REPORTS;K-III to Acquire Westcott After Twice Raising Its Bid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- 1939 births
- Living people
- People from Vicksburg, Mississippi
- American company founders