Donald J. Hall Sr.
Donald J. Hall Sr. | |
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Born | [1][2] Kansas City, Kansas, US | July 9, 1928
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Occupation | Chairman and majority owner, Hallmark Cards |
Spouse(s) | Adele Hall |
Children | 3, including Donald J. Hall Jr. |
Parent(s) | Joyce Hall |
Donald Joyce Hall (born July 9, 1928) is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and majority shareholder of Hallmark Cards, the world's largest greeting card manufacturer and one of the world's largest privately held companies. Hallmark's headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri.
Early life[]
Hall was one of three children of Joyce Hall, who started selling greeting cards out of Kansas City YMCAs at the age of fifteen and subsequently founded Hallmark Cards.
Career[]
Hall came to Hallmark in 1953 and became assistant to the president in 1954. In 1966, after he had served as an administrative vice president and member of the board of directors of the company, Hall's father, Joyce Hall, retired as chairman, president, and CEO of Hallmark, handing full control of the company to Donald. In 1986, Hall stepped down as president and CEO of Hallmark, turning those positions over to , a native Kansas Citian and national businessman. Hall, however, retained the position of chairman of the board.[3]
Personal life[]
Hall is married, with three children, and lives in Mission Hills, Kansas.[3]
Awards and honors[]
- 1972: Kansas Citizen of the Year[4]
- 1992: Kansas Business Hall of Fame in 1992[5]
- 1995: Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement[6]
See also[]
- List of billionaires
References[]
- ^ "Donald J. Hall". NNDB. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Ingham, John N. (1983). Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders, Volume 2. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 529. ISBN 0313239088.
- ^ a b c "Forbes profile: Donald Hall". Forbes. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Hallmark CEO is named Kansas Citian of the Year". Kansas City Business Journal.
- ^ "Contemporary Honorees". Kansas Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
- 1928 births
- Living people
- American chief executives of manufacturing companies
- Businesspeople from Kansas
- Dartmouth College alumni
- People from Mission Hills, Kansas
- Hallmark Cards people
- American billionaires
- American business biography stubs