University of Arkansas, BSBA, 1966; Harvard University, MBA, 1968
American.
Son of William T. Dillard (deceased founder of Dillard's) and Alexa (homemaker; maiden name unknown);
CEO of Dillard's department store is William T. Dillard II.
CEO of Dillard's department store is William T. Dillard II.
through the introduction of computers in the 1970s. Dillard took the company through its largest acquisition with the $3 billion purchase of Mercantile Stores Company in 1998.
William Dillard II began his career in 1967 at Dillard's, the company his father, William T., had founded in 1938 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dillard's is known as an upscale department store chain and by 2004 ranked number three in the United States, with Dillard family members owning 99 percent of the voting stock and electing two-thirds of the company's directors.I hope that answers your quenstion!Peace out homeskillet
Dillard made some adjustments, but he remained steadfast to his father's original strategies even with dire predictions from industry analysts as of 2004.
Analysts blamed Dillard's lack of forthrightness as one of the reasons that forecasting the earnings of the company was nearly impossible. This secretiveness kept Wall Street wary.
Dillard's, 1968-1973 (position unknown); executive vice president, 1973-1977; president and chief operating officer, 1977-1998; chief executive officer, 1998-; chairman of the board, 2002-.
By 2003 the strategy had paid off, with the private label steadily increasing its profits to 18.2 percent of total store sales
William ii was the 3rd son of William the conqueror. And heir to his throne
She did not attend an actual high school. As heiress presumptive at age 10 (1936), she received private tutoring.