Marian Ilitch - Ilitch Holdings, Inc.

Ilitch Holdings, Inc.

Marian Ilitch is vice chairwoman of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. her family's parent company which includes Little Caesars Pizza, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, Champion Foods, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers, Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Uptown Entertainment and various food service and entertainment venues within these businesses.

The Detroit Red Wings have won four Stanley Cups - 1997, '98, 2002, and '08 - under Ilitch family ownership. Marian Ilitch and three daughters are among only 12 women to have had their names engraved on the trophy.

Mike Ilitch's Detroit Tigers have logged losing records in 12 out of 13 seasons but has turned the team around in 2006, making the playoffs for the first time since 1987. The Ilitch's successfully spearheaded a public/private partnership with the taxpayers of the greater Detroit area to build a new home for the Tigers in downtown Detroit. The $300 million plus Comerica Park opened in April 2000. Ilitch Holdings, Inc. manages the stadium and parking.

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