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Herbert Vollrath Kohler Jr. (February 20, 1939 – September 3, 2022) was an American billionaire businessman, a member of the Kohler family of Wisconsin, and the executive chairman of the Kohler Company, a manufacturing and hospitality company in Kohler, Wisconsin, best known for its plumbing products, golf courses, and resorts, with the latter two fields of business directly entered into ...
The Kohler family of Wisconsin is a family notable for its prominence in business, society, and politics in the U.S. state of Wisconsin during the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its members include two Governors of Wisconsin , and the founder and executives of Kohler Co. , a Wisconsin-based manufacturing and hospitality company.
The Kohler family was a prominent business family in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "Kohler family (Wisconsin)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Herbert resisted all efforts to compromise, even sharply rejecting a public appeal from his nephew, Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. In 1960, the National Labor Relations Board decided against the Kohler Company, ruling that it had refused to bargain in good faith after the strike broke out. Herbert was ordered to reinstate 1,700 workers.
Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican: Governor of Wisconsin (1951–1957) Candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1957) $8.8 billion [24] Owner of Vollrath: Rick Caruso: Democratic: Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles (2022) $5.3 billion [25] Owner-founder of Caruso: Ronald Lauder: Republican: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and ...
Former Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr. was president of Kohler Co. and his son former Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. served for many years in senior management. The presidency of Kohler was passed down from Herbert Kohler Jr. (born February 20, 1939, grandson of the founder), to his son, David Kohler, on June 1, 2015.
The Board of Directors of the Kohler Company elected David Kohler the company president and CEO on April 29, 2015, passing leadership of the family business to Herbert Kohler, Sr. grandson. [4] The 76 year old Herbert Kohler, Jr. would continue as company chairman and would oversee the company's hospitality and real estate group.
Walter Kohler was born on March 3, 1875, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the third of six children born to industrialist and civic leader John Michael Kohler II (1844–1900) and his wife, the former Lillie Vollrath (1848–1883). John Michael headed a prosperous company selling iron and plumbing products, as well as enamelware.