Background
Kirchhoff, Donald Joseph was born on June 29, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph V. and Freida (Kruger) Kirchhoff.
Kirchhoff, Donald Joseph was born on June 29, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph V. and Freida (Kruger) Kirchhoff.
Bachelor of Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1948. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1949.
With Kroger Company, Detroit, 1949-1951, National Tea Company, Detroit, 1951-1954. Successively manager operations analysis, assistant to president, vice president, manager Honduras division, executive vice president, president Standard Fruit & Steamship Company, New Orleans, 1964-1969. Executive vice president Castle & Cooke, Inc., Honolulu, 1970-1973, president, chief operating officer, 1973-1975, president, chief executive officer, 1975-1982, also director.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1948, 51-53. Member of Pacific-Union. Villa Taverna (San Francisco).
Married Bluette Hartman, March 24, 1947. Children: Susan Lee, Barbara Ann, Karen Mari.