Donald Keough
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Donald R. Keough (born 1927) is Chairman of the Board of Allen & Company Incorporated, a New York investment-banking firm. He was elected to that position in April 1993.
Mr. Keough retired as president, chief operating officer and a director of The Coca-Cola Company in April 1993, positions he held since early 1981. His tenure with the Company dates back to 1950. In addition, from 1986 to 1993 he served as chairman of the Board of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., the world’s largest bottling system.
From 1985 to 1989, he also served as chairman of Columbia Pictures, Inc., before it was sold to Sony, Inc.
Mr. Keough currently serves on the Boards of IAC/InterActiveCorp, YankeeNets LLC, Convera Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway and The Coca-Cola Company, to which he was elected in February 2004. In addition, he has served for many years as a member of the Boards of McDonald’s Corporation, The Washington Post Company, H. J. Heinz Company and The Home Depot.
He is chairman emeritus of the Board of Trustees and a Life Trustee of the University of Notre Dame. He is a trustee of several other educational, charitable and civic organizations.
Mr. Keough has received various honors in his career, including honorary doctorates from the University of Notre Dame, his alma mater Creighton University, Emory University, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and Clark University. The University of Notre Dame’s highest honor, the Laetare Medal, was presented to Mr. Keough in May 1993. Mr. Keough was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2002 and was inducted into the Junior Achievement National Business Hall of Fame in 2003.
| Insurance | Applied Underwriters Inc. • Central States Indemnity Company • GEICO • General Re • Kansas Bankers Surety Company • Medical Protective • National Indemnity Company • United States Liability Insurance Group • Wesco Financial |
| Materials and Construction | Acme Brick • Benjamin Moore & Co. • Clayton Homes • ISCAR Metalworking • Johns-Manville • MiTek • Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. • Shaw Industries |
| Furniture | CORT Business Services • Jordan's Furniture • Larson-Juhl • Nebraska Furniture Mart • RC Willey Home Furnishings • Star Furniture |
| Apparel | Fruit of the Loom • Russell • Garan • Fechheimer Brothers • Acme Boots • H.H. Brown Shoe Group • Justin Brands |
| Transportation | NetJets • FlightSafety International • Forest River • McLane Company • XTRA Corporation |
| Food | Dairy Queen • The Pampered Chef • See's Candies |
| Other | Ben Bridge Jeweler • Blue Chip Stamps • Borsheim's Fine Jewelry • The Buffalo News • Business Wire • CTB Inc. • MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company • World Book Encyclopedia |
| Board of Directors | Warren Buffett • Charlie Munger • Howard Graham Buffett • Malcolm Chace • Bill Gates • David Gottesman • Charlotte Guyman • Donald Keough • Thomas S. Murphy • Ronald Olson • Walter Scott, Jr. |
Annual Revenue:  $81.663 billion USD • Employees: 180,000 • Stock Symbol: NYSE: BRKA • Web site: www.berkshirehathaway.com |
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