 Edward McIlhenny Simmons then ran the company as president and CEO for several years, remaining as board chairman until his death in 2012.Paul McIlhenny became company president in 1998 and was chairman until his death in 2013.In 2012 McIlhenny cousin Tony Simmons assumed the company's presidency and in June 2019 his cousin Harold Osborn was chosen as the next president and CEO.