Background
Kellstadt, Charles H. was born on October 9, 1896 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Mary Cecilia (Lynch) Kellstadt.
Kellstadt, Charles H. was born on October 9, 1896 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Henry and Mary Cecilia (Lynch) Kellstadt.
Student Ohio State University, 1915. Doctor of Laws, Mundelein College, Chicago, 1959, Rockhurst (Illinois) College, 1960, Loyola University, Chicago, 1962. Bachelor of Commercial Science, Duquesne University, 1960, Suffolk University, Boston, 1961.
Bachelor of Arts, Biscayne College, 1973.
. Assistant display manager Union Company, Columbus, 1913-1917. Advertising manager Frankenberger & Company, Charleston, West Virginia, 1917-1919. Manager Kramer’s, Akron, O., 1919-1920.
Vice president, general manager Kinney and Levan Company, Cleveland, 1921-1932.
With Sears, Roebuck & Company, 1932-1962, president, 1958-1960, Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, 1960-1962. Chairman trustee Sears Savings and Profit Sharing Pension Fund, 1962-1967, chairman investment committee, 1967-1970.
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer General Development Corporation, 1963-1975. Director Delta Air Lincolnshire, Jack Eckerd Corporation, Stewart-Warner Corporation, General Development Corporation, Affiliate Artists, Incorporated.
City Investing Mortgage Group, Simpsons-Sears Limited., Allstate Insurance Company, Ford Motor Company, Whirlpool Corporation, General Industries Company, Eastern Airlines, Mosler Safe Company, Scott Paper Company, numerous others
Public governor New York Stock Exchange. Chairman Logistics Management Institute. Board directors Council Better Business Burs., Incorporated.
Senior member Conference Board.
Member industry advising committee Advertising Council. Committee 100-Miami Beach, Florida.
Member Hundred Club Broward County, Florida Vice chairman Eisenhower Exchange.
Member defense advisory county Department of Defense Trustee Catholic Charities. Chairman bd.trustees Logistics Management Institute. Trustee Eisenhower Exch.
Fellowships, Inc., American Heritage Foundation, Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge. Lay trustee Mercy Hospital, Loyola University. Member Citizens Board University of Chicago.
Member Canadian-American Committee Trustee Committee Economics Development, National Association Better Business Burs. (Chairman of the Board Governors), Union Club, Cleveland Advertising (Cleveland) Club, Capital city Club, Commerce (Atlanta) Club, Chicago Club, Old Elm Club, Mid-American Club.
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Married Marquerite Elizabeth Stewart, November 30, 1916 (deceased.