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Miller names son as CEO of his empire

Let's just say Greg is NOT Larry. He's a lightweight that has everything given to him. But it's Larry's right to pass on the company to whomeer he wants. Greg and Gov. Huntsman have something in common.....no college degree but great DNA.

Larry Miller doesn't have a college degree...and look what he has done. I don't think Larry would turn his life work over to someone whom he had any reservations about. Larry would and could hire the best. And I believe his son is the best. Larry didn't get to be where he is by making bad decisions.

Now Greg knows what he going to look like when he is his fathers age and not all the money in world is going to change that. DNA is DNA Just goes to show money can't by you health, yuk.

I hope all the LHM employees recognize NEPOTISM when they see it, understand they have NO chance of rising to the upper echelons within this company without possessing the requisite genetic code, and move on to a more rewarding career path. Greg will not be able to command the respect his father earned.

Knowing that the complications of diabetes often include loss of a limb, I hope and pray that is not what has happened to Larry. It would be nice if the reporter of this story had asked for the specifics of his condition. The Miller family are wonderful people who have brought so much that is good to our state. We hope and pray that all will be well for them.

What's wrong with a father turning over his hard-earned empire to a son? You think he'd pick someone unrelated to give it to? Whether or not Greg is the most capable to run the place, a father loves his kids more than anyone else and when it's time to hand off his life's accumulations, he isn't going to just hand them off to anybody. Give the guy a chance.

Nepotism, schmepotism, what a joke that comment was. It is his business, he owns it privately, he can do what he wants...and I know several who work for Larry's groups (1 at the Jazz, 2 or 3 with car dealerships, and 1 at the megaplex) and they all tell me they truly enjoy their jobs.

I imagine if someone has aspirations to be CEO of a corporation, they will only work for the Miller group long enough to gain the experience necessary to take a higher role somewhere else. By the way, that is how most become CEOs...not by working your way up from janitor, but by moving around, gaining experience, and moving up from a VP or director somewhere.

Wishing all the best for Larry, his family, friends, & associates.

Peace to all.

Health is wealth. I wish Larry the best.

To: Billy Madison,
Ya, who wants to work for a company that pays many of its key (non family) employees a very good wage. (Lots more I'm sure than Billy makes.) If you won't work for a company that you can't become president of some day then you'll most likely be unemployed most of your life.
Larry Miller has provider many great jobs for lots of people whom I'm sure are greatful for those jobs and have know for years that his sons would someday take over. No surprise to anyone.

Completely agree with Chad.

Greg has probably been taught and groomed for this position for a long time. He's as adept and able to run the LHM group as anyone is.

Billy Madison, Interesting comment. People start "family" business to pass them on to "family". Any of their employees can go out raise the money, take the risk, enjoy the rewards and pass it on to their kids. It was nice of you to know how they should spend their money and run their company.

Larry Miller has the right to turn his business over to anyone he wants...the choice of his son is expected. HOWEVER, it is OUR right not ascribe great accumen or respect to his son, until he does something ON HIS OWN to deserve it. I have found, in my own experience, that second generation rich are usually worthless people. Now maybe I'm wrong here, I'll give Jr. the benefit of the doubt.

A college simply means that one has passed an exam concerning something studied. It does not make a person any smarter. Larry Miller has made it big and successful through his enterprising personality not by having a college degree. I have seen many who possess a college degree unable to make it in the working world because they did not have enough drive. A college degree never put anyone in the White House, only drive and votes.

To Billy Madison,
You are naive and driven by entitlements. It is a privately held company, owned by the Miller family. Anyone who goes to work for that company should recognize that most likely the top job(s) will go to family members. Larry Miller has every right to name anyone as the CEO and it should not be a surprise, especially to the employees of the Miller Companies. Sadly our country is driven more by GIVE ME the American dream than earning the American dream. You want to be the CEO, go work for a publicly traded company. You want to own your own company, go start one. I grow tired of people who suggest that deserve something because they simply take up space. Critics are a dime a dozen, creators are becoming fewer and fewer.

Is it just me or does Greg look like a police blotter picture with a coat and tie added? All that's missing is the little ruler that documents height.

I'd recommend he start by visiting a hair stylist and shaving. Men who can't grow good beards (I'm one of them too) look much better clean shaven. Gotta look the part ya know.

I know Greg and he is a really good guy. However, he does not love the Jazz like his father does and I'm afraid he will always put business ahead of winning.

Perhaps he can be less bigoted and homophobic than Pops.

Who knows maybe someday I might own a Larry Miller vehicle after all.

Most highly successful CEOs moved up through the ranks of their corporation and were handed the reigns when they felt unqualified for the top position. They then took the company to unprecedented levels with their humility.

Don't know anything about Greg Miller, but he has just as much chance to grow the Miller group as anyone, probably more so with a vested interest in the company he's worked for his whole life.

Good luck to the Miller family. And good health to Larry Miller.

Not sure where you received your college degree, but I was taught in college (actually I was taught this basic writing skill in elementary, but college sounded better) to do a little research and always have a source before I made a factual comment or quote. Gov. Jon Hunstman Jr. does have a BA degree from the University of Penn, a prestigious ivy league school.