ROCKY WIRTZ
CHAIRMAN

William Rockwell Wirtz was named Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks and President of Wirtz Corporation on Oct. 5, 2007 following the passing of his father, William W. Wirtz, who served as President of the club for 41 years. In his role as Chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks, Mr. Wirtz will oversee all aspects of the clubs operations with one goal in mind: winning a Stanley Cup Championship.

When the Wirtz family purchased the Chicago Blackhawks in 1954, Mr. Wirtz was just two years old. “Rocky”, as he is commonly called by family and friends, grew up within the walls of Chicago Stadium.

Outside of hockey, Mr. Wirtz’s role as President of Wirtz Corporation extends to a vast array of business endeavors. In his role as President of Wirtz Corporation, he oversees operations of Wirtz Beverage Group, which includes Judge & Dolph Ltd., one of Illinois’ largest wine and spirits distributors, Monarch Beverage Company, DeLuca Liquor and Silver State Distributors in Nevada, and Mark VII Distributors and Griggs, Cooper and Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also oversees the corporation’s commercial and residential real-estate, and banks in Illinois and South Florida, including President & Chairman of First Security Trust & Savings Bank, Elmwood Park, Illinois.

Mr. Wirtz is involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations as well as being active in fundraising endeavors for North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois. A former Trustee of Northwestern University, he established the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Endowment for Visiting Artists at Northwestern in honor of his grandmother. Mr. Wirtz is also a former Trustee of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois. His dedication and commitment to Blackhawk Charities, founded by his late father and which has granted over $7.5 million to organizations such as Boys and Girls Clubs, Cathedral Shelter, the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois, Misercordia Home, Blackhawk Alumni Scholarship Fund and the Rehab Institute of Chicago, is unwavering.

Mr. Wirtz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Northwestern University in 1975. Rocky and his wife, Marilyn, reside in the northern suburbs. Rocky has three children, Daniel, Hillary and Kendall and Marilyn has one daughter, Elizabeth.