Friday Aug 26, 2016
Friday, August 26 Sheboygan Yacht Club Coastal & Chamber members: $15
Coastal YPNCOASTAL Food-for-Thought: with Al Klotsche
Learn from one of the best in the nation!Join us for an intimate conversation with Al Klotsche, President & CEO for Mayline, as he talks about leadership and shares advice with young professionals.
Begin your morning with breakfast at the Sheboygan Yacht Club, followed by an interview with Al by Coastal Chair Lisa Goeke, and Q&A with the audience.
Allan Klotsche joined Mayline as President & CEO in June 2014. Headquartered in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Mayline is a manufacturer of office furniture and seating. Allan and his team are focused on innovation and growth strategies which differentiate Mayline and support their network of over 2,500 furniture dealers across North America. In addition to their manufacturing facility in Sheboygan, Mayline has established strategic sourcing relationships with manufacturers around the world and distributes these sourced products out of their central distribution facility in Arkansas.
ALLAN J. KLOTSCHE JR.
Prior to joining Mayline, Allan worked for 25 years at Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC), a manufacturer of industrial identification and safety products. After a decade of sales and marketing roles with increasing responsibility in North America, Allan shifted his focus to growing Brady’s international business. Allan served as the President of Brady Asia for 10 years during which he and his team grew revenues from $50 million to $300 million, started 12 green-field operations, acquired 9 companies and built an employee base of 2,500. Allan’s finished his career at Brady as the Sr. Vice President for Human Resources, a role in which he worked to refine Brady’s core values, implement talent development systems, build scalability through a shared service model and improve the Company’s focus on diversity.
Allan is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee where he earned an undergraduate degree in Marketing and later returned to receive his Executive Masters in Business Administration. In addition to teaching in the Lubar School Executive MBA program, Allan is a frequent lecturer leadership, accountability, change management and servant leadership.
One of Allan’s strong passions is philanthropy as evidenced by his start up of two non-profit organizations; The Brady Corporation Foundation in 1994 whose gifts now exceed $10 million and Summit4water, a non-profit organization based in Tanzania which brings fresh water to rural communities, and more importantly teaches them how to be self-sustaining in the future. Allan is married to his wife Mary, a fellow alumni from the UWM School of Business and has two adult sons.
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Date and Time
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
7:30 - 9:00 amLocation
214 Pennsylvania Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53081Fees/Admission
Non-members: $30
Event registration closes: August 23, 2016
Online registration is required. Refunds will not be granted for no-shows. Attendees assume full responsibility for notification. Contact Information
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