Company · Energy · Manufacturing · founded 1940
Koch, Inc.
Privately held conglomerate based in Wichita, Kansas, with interests in refining, chemicals, fertilizer, pulp and paper, and electronics. Charles Koch has been chairman since 1967; a first co-CEO joined him in 2023.
Of the 1 person here linked to Koch, Inc., 0 are founders and 1 is still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at Koch, Inc.
Executive Still there
Role
Chairman and CEO (joined as an engineer in 1961, president from 1967); chairman and co-CEO since a co-CEO joined him in 2023, 1961–now
Source
· high confidence. Forbes (updated Oct 14, 2026) says he has been chairman of Koch, Inc. since 1967 and brought on a first co-CEO in 2023. The 1961 start comes from his Wikipedia page. He also holds about 42% of the company per Forbes and Wikipedia.
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Charles Koch
Chairman and CEO, Koch Industries (Koch, Inc.) — oil refining, chemicals, Georgia-Pacific, and diversified industrials
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