John Kai Lassen

Background

Lassen, John Kai was born on March 28, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Kai Kierulff and Helen Susanne (Elsaesser) Lassen.

Education

Bachelor, Yale, 1964. Bachelor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1967.

Career

Bar: Delaware 1971, United States District Court Delaware 1972. Partner Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, 1977-1983, Lassen, Smith, Katzenstein & Furlow, 1984-1991. President Chesapeake Industries, Incorporated., 1992.

Vice-chairman, chief operating officer Krapfcandoit Company, 1995.

Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1967-1970.

Achievements

• John Kai Lassen has been listed as a noteworthy company executive, general by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Bar Association, Delaware Bar Association (chairman decedents, estate and trusts, 1979-1981), Delaware World Affairs Council, Society Mayflower Descendants (deputy governor 1990-1993), Society of Colonial Wars, Friends of Winterthur, Wilmington.

Connections

Married Marion duPont McConnell, September 26, 1987. Children: Christian K., LauraWick, William duPont, James Tyler.

Father:

Kai Kierulff Lassen

Mother:

Helen Susanne (Elsaesser) Lassen

Spouse:

Marion duPont McConnell

child:

LauraWick Lassen

child:

Christian K. Lassen

child:

William duPont Lassen

child:

James Tyler Lassen