John D. Whetten

Background

Whetten, John D. was born on June 8, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lester and Kate (Allred) Whetten.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young U., 1965; Master of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1967.

Career

Advertising and marketing manager, The Clorox Corporation, Oakland, California, 1967-1979; president, Chief Executive Officer, Challenge Dairy Products, Inc., Dublin, California, since 1982; Chief Executive Officer, DairyAmerica, Inc., Dublin, California, since 1995. United States representative International Dairy Marketing and Promotion Annual Meeting, 1996.

Achievements

• John D. Whetten has been listed as a noteworthy Food products executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-chair United States Butter Task Force, since 1990. Board directors United States Diry Export Council, since 1995, Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation, since 1991. Member national.steering committee Brigham Young U. School Management, 1992-1995.

Member American Butter Institute (board directors since 1982, vice president since 1995, President's Distinguished Svc. award 1991), American Dairy Products Institute (board directors since 1982), Dairy Export Incentive Program Coalition (president since 1994), Dairy Marketing Cooperative Federation (president since 1992), Barbecue Industry Association (director) 1974-1979, president 1977-1978).

Connections

Married Becky Pearse. Children: Carma, Rebecca, Mary Coza.

Father:

Lester Whetten

Mother:

Kate (Allred) Whetten

Spouse:

Becky Pearse

child:

Rebecca Whetten

child:

Carma Whetten

child:

Mary Coza Whetten