International Directory of Business Biographies


Kerry K. Killinger Biography

Chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Washington Mutual

Nationality: American.

Born: June 6, 1949, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Education: University of Iowa, BBA, 1970; MBA, 1971.

Family: Married Debbie Roush.

Career: Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, 1972–1975, investment analyst; Murphey Favre, 1976–1982, securities analyst, then executive vice president; Washington Mutual, 1983–1986, executive vice president of financial management, investor relations, and corporate marketing; 1986–1988, senior vice president; 1988–1990, director; 1990–1991, president and chief executive officer; 1991–, chairman, president, and...

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