Kimball Electronics Mourns the Loss of Former Chairman and CEO, Donald D. Charron
15 August 2023 - 11:15PM
Business Wire
All of us at Kimball Electronics mourn the loss of our longtime
Chairman and CEO and dear friend, Don Charron. At the same time, we
celebrate and honor Don for his deep personal and engaging
commitment to his family, his community, and our company. Don was a
strong believer in doing the right thing and shaped our Guiding
Principles, and we are forever grateful for his warmth, positivity,
generosity, and tireless work that, over his 24 years of service,
contributed so much to our collective successes. Don is beloved,
and everyone who worked with him will cherish his life and the
legacy that he left us.
Don joined Kimball International in 1999 to lead the Kimball
Electronics Group. For the next nearly quarter century, he
strategically positioned Kimball Electronics for success with
geographic expansions around the globe and led our portfolio
diversification with applications supporting the automotive,
medical, and industrial end markets. Additionally in 2014, Don led
Kimball Electronics through the spin-off from Kimball International
to an independent, publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq. Under
Don’s leadership, Kimball Electronics was honored with numerous
awards and distinctions for operational excellence and the highest
levels of customer service, including special recognitions
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Before his retirement in March of
2023, Don had shepherded Kimball Electronics to the nearly $2
billion company we are today.
Within our company, Don is remembered as an approachable leader,
role model, and mentor. Everybody learned something from Don, and
he made sure that everyone he interacted with felt important -
coworkers around the world, customers, share owners, friends, and
the communities in which we operate. We will feel his imprint on
Kimball Electronics and our industry for years to come and will
always remember and honor Don for the indelible mark he left on the
electronics industry, our global Kimball family, and the Jasper
community. We share our heartfelt condolences to his family,
friends, colleagues, and all who knew and loved him.
Online condolences may be shared on the Becher Kluesner Funeral
Home of Jasper, IN site:
https://www.becherkluesner.com/obituaries/Donald-Charron/#!/Obituary
Memorial contributions may be made to Precious Blood Catholic
Church of Jasper, IN or to any Catholic charity in Don’s name.
About Kimball Electronics, Inc.
Kimball Electronics is a multifaceted manufacturing solutions
provider of electronics and diversified contract manufacturing
services to customers around the world. From our operations in the
United States, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Romania,
Thailand, and Vietnam, our teams are proud to provide manufacturing
services for a variety of industries. Recognized for a reputation
of excellence, we are committed to a high-performance culture that
values personal and organizational commitment to quality,
reliability, value, speed, and ethical behavior. Kimball
Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KE) is headquartered in Jasper,
Indiana.
To learn more about Kimball Electronics, visit:
www.kimballelectronics.com.
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