Herbert Kohler, Jr.

Herbert Vollrath Kohler, Jr. (born February 20, 1939) is the president and chairman of the Kohler Company, a manufacturing company in Kohler, Wisconsin best known for its plumbing products.

Kohler is the son of Herbert Vollrath Kohler, Sr., who ran the Kohler Company from 1937 to 1968. [ [http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/488/ Herbert V. Kohler | 20th Century American Leaders Database ] ] Kohler is also related to other former company presidents, including Walter J. Kohler, Sr. and Walter J. Kohler, Jr.. He attended The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) and graduated from Yale University in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Administration.

Kohler is an avid fan of professional golf; his company owns and operates two courses designed by Pete Dye, Whistling Straits north of Sheboygan near Haven along Lake Michigan, and Blackwolf Run, which is south of the village of Kohler along the Sheboygan River. The American Club, a former worker's dormitory across from Kohler's headquarters building, is run by the company and is an AAA Five Diamond resort hotel. He is a trustee of Lawrence University.

In 2006, Kohler received the "Legend in Leadership Award" from the Chief Executive Leadership Institute of the Yale School of Management. Kohler will also be inducted in the U.S. Business Hall of Fame as a "legend of business". [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20060201/ai_n16036092 Find Articles 404 File not found ] ]

As of 2007 his net worth was estimated at $4.0 billion [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/54/richlist07_The-400-Richest-Americans_Rank_print.html] .

Actor

*Kohler appeared in the film "Open Range", released in 2003 and starring Kevin Costner.

Equestrian

*Kohler owns a successful Morgan breeding facility where he has bred many well known Morgan horses such as HVK Bell Flaire, HVK Courageous Flaire, and HVK Vibrance.

*Kohler was the owner of Noble Flaire from 1985 to his death in 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.kohlerstables.com/htm/hvk.htm Profile] on the Kohler Stables website
* [http://www.neco.org/awards/recipients/kohler.html Profile] from Neco.org
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1423771/ Herbert Kohler, Jr.] at the Internet Movie Database