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Rodney Sacks
South African businessman (born 1949/50) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodney Cyril Sacks (born 1949 or 1950)[1] is a South African billionaire businessman, chairman, and CEO of Monster Beverage since 1990.
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Early life
Rodney Cyril Sacks[2] was born into a Lithuanian-Jewish family, he grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. His brother was art collector Leslie Sacks.[3] He was educated at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and graduated with a law degree as well as a postgraduate higher diploma in tax law.[4]
Career
Sacks worked as a lawyer in South Africa, and was the youngest person to be made a partner of Werksmans, the country's largest corporate law firm.[4] In August 1989, Sacks emigrated to California with his family, having spent nearly 20 years with Werksmans and rising to become a senior partner.[4]
In 1990, a consortium led by Sacks and his fellow South African, Hilton Schlosberg, acquired Hansen Natural Corporation, which in 1992 acquired Hansen's Natural Soda and Apple Juice for $14.5 million. Since 1990, Sacks has been chairman and CEO of Hansen Natural Corporation, which changed its name to Monster Beverage Corporation in 2012.[4] In June 2025, Sacks and Schlosberg acquired Thrifty Ice Cream through their holding company Hilton Holdings.[5]
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Personal life
Sacks and his family emigrated from South Africa to California in 1989.[4] His sister Caron Sacks is married to Israeli politician Ze'ev Bielski,[6][7] and is the mother of actress Adi Bielski.
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