Primary Job Title Board of Director Primary Organization Kellanova
Gender Male
John Dillon has served as a member of Kellogg Company's Board of Directors since July 2000.
Mr. Dillon chairs the Compensation Committee. He also serves on the Executive Committee, the Audit Committee, the Nominating & Governance Committee, and the Manufacturing Committee.
Mr. Dillon is a Senior Advisor to Evercore Partners.
He is
the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Paper Company, the world’s largest paper and forest products company, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mr. Dillon joined International Paper in 1965. In 1982, he was elected Vice President and Group Executive for the Land and Timber Group, assuming additional responsibilities for wood products in 1986. In 1987, he became an Executive Vice President responsible for the company’s packaging sector.
He was elected to International Paper’s Board of Directors in 1991. Mr. Dillon was named President in 1995 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1996.
Mr. Dillon is currently a Director of Progressive Waste Management. He is a retired Director of E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co and of Caterpillar Inc., has served as Chairman of the Business Roundtable, the American Forest and Paper Association, and as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement. Mr. Dillon was a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Trade Policy and Negotiations. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Council on Economic Education.
