David Dillon
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| Born | March 30, 1951 Hutchinson, Kansas |
David B. Dillon (born March 30, 1951) is the CEO of Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born in 1951 in Hutchinson, Kansas, Dillon graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1969. Dillon is an Eagle Scout and was a senior patrol leader in Boy Scout Troop 301, of which his father was Scoutmaster.[1] Dillon attended the University of Kansas, where he was student body president and initiated into Sigma Chi. Dillon also attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
J.S. Dillon, Dillon's great-grandfather, a Presbyterian pastor, started a self-service grocery store in Sterling, Kansas. His sons, including David's grandfather, continued growing the enterprise into a chain of stores. David's father, Paul, along with two cousins, guided the corporation in the next generation when Dillon Stores became a public corporation. It was headquartered in Hutchinson, 20 miles from Sterling.
[edit] Career
In 1982, Kroger bought out Dillon Stores.[2] Eventually, a member of the fourth generation of the family, David, became the CEO.
He sits on the Board of Directors of the Consumer Goods Forum.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, Suzanne (May–June 1999). "Celebration of Eagles". Scouting (Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America): 35–37.
- ^ International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 12. St. James Press, 1996.
- ^ Consumer Goods Forum website, Board of Directors
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