David
came from an entrepreneurial family. His
great-grandfather, a pastor, opened a self-service grocery store in Sterling, Kansas.
The next generations took over running and expanding the family business. The
father of David, Paul with two cousins, steered the company in the next
generation when Dillon Stores was transformed into a public company.
As
for David
he joined Dillon Company in 1976 and held a number of managerial positions
starting with its King Soopers division in Denver. He also served various
leadership roles with Fry’s Food Stores.
Kroger bought Dillon Company in 1982. David was appointed president of
Dillon Companies in 1986.
The
ownership change did not exactly slow down David’s career. He became executive
vice president of Kroger in 1990. David was appointed president and chief
operation officer in 1995. He became CEO of Kroger in 2003 and was elected
Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2004.
Kroger
which is based in Cincinnati, Ohio has more than 3,600 supermarkets,
convenience and jewelry stores operating under two dozen names. It also operates
40 U.S. food processing plants and employs 338,000 people.
The
family business may have been bought out but David continued to rise to eventually
head the buying entity.
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