The Kohler Co. Board of Directors recently elected Chairman and CEO Herb Kohler to the new role of Executive Chairman effective June 1. Kohler will continue to chair the board, lead its executive committee, oversee shareholder communications, manage corporate mergers and acquisitions and the company’s Hospitality and Real Estate Group.
Additionally, Kohler’s son, David, is the company’s new President and CEO. He had been Kohler’s chief operating officer since 2009. David Kohler’s duties will expand to include responsibility for the company’s corporate staff and three of its business groups.