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Kurt Kaeser is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Kaeser & Blair, Inc. Kurt started working full time at Kaeser & Blair in 1983. When Kurt become CEO and President in 1996, he reaffirmed the Company’s commitment to preserve the traditions that are responsible for the longevity and success of the Company. Integrity, responsibility and reliability. The Company’s growth strategy is focused on his dedication, devotion, and orientation to providing its business owners superior service and profits in the promotional products and advertising specialties industry. Under Kurt’s leadership, Kaeser & Blair has helped its business owners grow sales by an average of about 15% percent per year over the last three years despite significant economic headwinds. Kurt is a champion of business owner growth and constantly strives to maximize their profits and resources. Kurt was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Wittenberg University and has worked in every function and department of Kaeser & Blair, Inc. He is the 3rd generation of his family to lead the Company. Kurt resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Liz, his wife of 26 years. They are the parents of two grown children, Brad and Mitchell, who also work for the Company.

Senior executive with successful experience in private equity and public companies driving strategic growth and business turnarounds. Recognized for building well conceived growth strategies, developing new product technology, instilling a customer focused culture, and optimizing complex operations. Achieve revenue and profit goals through: Leadership. Full P&L and balance sheet experience for five stand alone businesses with revenues over $200M and 1,300 employees, with responsibility for all functions including marketing, sales, engineering, supply chain/operations (including in Asia and Central America), finance and HR. Leadership of both publicly traded and privately held companies including Private Equity. Strong focus on talent management, top grading and mentoring. Strategic Innovation and Growth. Earned #1 market share position at retail for category by launching award winning products including a new market disruption material technology that increased revenues by $32M. Added $72M in incremental business through new product and material innovations.Results Focus. Merged two manufacturers with total sales of $160M, improving profits by $13M in 20 months. Turned around a $100M business from a $4M loss to $12.8M profit in 2 years. Process/Continuous Improvement Orientation. Achieved $31.9M in profit improvements through Lean, Six Sigma, and capacity rationalization. Decreased working capital by 49% through inventory reduction and vendor management processes.