CINCINNATI — The file on David B. Dillon, chairman and chief executive officer of Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocery chain:

NAME: David B. Dillon.

AGE/BIRTH DATE: 55; March 30, 1951; Hutchinson, Kan.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in business from University of Kansas; law degree from Southern Methodist University.

CAREER: Began after college in the Dillon Cos. grocery chain founded by his family, became president of Kansas-based Dillon in 1986; rose to become Kroger Co. president in 1995; elected chief executive officer in 2003 and chairman in 2004.

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PERSONAL: Married, three children; one grandchild.

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