Background
William T. Dillard was born in 1945.
William T. Dillard was born in 1945.
He serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dillard"s (New York Stock Exchange:Doctor of Dental Surgery). He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Business Administration and later received an Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Dillard joined the Board of Directors of Dillard"s in 1967. In 1977, he became President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined the Board of Acxiom, a marketing technology and services company, in 1988, and has served as its Vice Chairman since May 6, 2006.
He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Dillard"s since May 1998 and Chairman of the Board since May 2002.
Dillard serves on the Board of Directors of Acxiom China since 1988, Barnes & Noble since November 1993, the National Advisory Board and Dallas Region Advisory Board of JPMorgan Chase, Western Digital, one of the world"s largest hard disk drive manufacturers, Dillards Capital Trust I, Dillard"s Properties.
