Phil Stacker (Johnsonverse)

Phillip James Stacker, Sr. (b. August 7, 1931) is an American businessman, actor, philanthropist, and author. He was President and CEO of Stacker and Associates from 1974 to 1991 and from 1993 until his 2014 retirement. He was also the CEO of Stacker's Bistro from 1977 to 1979, CEO of Johnson Industries from 1981 to 1991, ran for President in 2000, and wrote his memoir UnSTACKed in 2002.

Having served

Early life
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Stacker's parents moved to St. Louis, Missouri when he was six due to his father, Kristian Stacker, getting a new job in St. Louis, Missouri. At the age of

Stacker's Bistro
In 1977, Stacker inherited control of the Stacker's Bistro chain.

Johnson Industries
On June 1, 1981, Stacker bought Johnson Industries in a shocking announcement (the company was later revealed to have been bought without permission from the Johnson family). The first thing Stacker did was kick out longtime CEO Sheldon Johnson and the entire Johnson family.

Stacker was clearly more interested in money than catering to the masses, and this showed during his tenure, which was declared "The Dark Times" by Stacker, his critics, and the Johnson Family. Johnson-owned WBC was renamed JTV (Johnson TV), as Stacker didn't want it confused with "the other WBC" (the Westboro Baptist Church). He even got rid of scripted programming from Johnson Radio, in a rather unpopular move.

In one radio interview in 1984, Stacker accidentally called his employees "drones", causing a major public relations debacle.

In 1987, during a progress meeting,

Mental Breakdown and arrest
On February

Prison years
While in prison, Stacker was

Personal life
Stacker is a second-generation businessman, and the son of Kristian Giorgio Sacchetti (September 15, 1895-January 11, 1998) and Diana Noemi Goterelli (October 15, 1901-September 29, 1998), both of them Italians (they changed their surnames upon moving to Chicago during World War II). He has been married to Helga Stacker (née Wolf) since September 29, 1958. They have six children, Eliza Karissa (b. September 7, 1942), Phillip James Jr. and Christopher William (b. March 6, 1946), Jacqueline Madison (b. April 19, 1949), Beatrice Michelle (b. September 28, 1956), and Jennifer Rachel (b. July 17, 1963). Stacker is also fluent in Italian and French.