Steven J Bresky

Steven J. Bresky, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Seaboard Corp., died on July 10 2020 in Kansas City, Mo. at the age of 67. Bresky was the third-generation of his family to lead Seaboard in its 102-year history. Bresky was born in Boston on April 2, 1953, to Suzy and Harry Bresky, joining his older sister, Patty. He received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Boston University. In 1977, he moved with his family to Kansas City. Steve Bresky was married to Ellen Bresky for 34 years. She survives, as does his children Jack and Elizabeth Bresky, and his faithful dogs Rita and Louie. Bresky was the CEO and largest shareholder of Seaboard, a food and shipping conglomerate that had $5.4 billion of revenue in 2016. The Merriam, Kansas-based company produces turkey and pork products in the U.S., jalapenos in Honduras and sugar in Argentina, and also operates cargo ships and port facilities in Miami and Houston.