Arnold G. Langbo

Arnold G. Langbo (1937–2021 ) was an American businessman. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of the Kellogg's Company and served on the board of directors for Johnson & Johnson, the Weyerhaeuser Company, the Whirlpool Corporation, The Hershey Company, the International Youth Foundation, and America's Promise. He was a co-trustee of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. He was elected president and chief executive officer, as well as director, of the Kellogg Company in 1990. In 1993, Kellogg opened a plant in Rigva, Latvia. In 1994, Kellogg opened a plant in Taloja, India. Later, in 1995, Kellogg opened an additional plant in Guangzhou, China. Such expansions brought Kelloggs to consumers in greater than 160 different countries.

Langbo has served on the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson, the Weyerhaeuser Company, the Whirlpool Corporation, The Hershey Company, the International Youth Foundation, and America's Promise. Mr. Langbo also served as an Honorary Trustee of Albion College.

Personal life During his corporate years at Kellogg, Mr. Langbo resided in Battle Creek, Michigan. Following his retirement from the Kellogg Company, Mr. Langbo resided in Stowe, Vermont, where he served on the Diocesan Administrative Board of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. He was a fervent proponent of catholic education, and particularly the Bishop John A. Marshall School, in Morrisville, Vermont. Along with his wife, Martha, he raised eight children.