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Jeffrey Lorberbaum
United States 71 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Flooring
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Residence
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Education
- University of Denver (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
Assets
- Mohawk Industries, Inc9,492,000 shares @ --MHK-US
Biography
Jeffrey Lorberbaum built Georgia-based Mohawk Industries into the largest flooring company in the world; he owns a nearly 15% stake.
His father Alan founded Aladdin Mills in 1957 as a maker of bathmats. Lorberbaum joined the company in 1976 and later became CEO.
In 1994, the family sold Aladdin to Mohawk Industries. Lorberbaum took charge of Mohawk in 2001 and expanded into hard-surface flooring.
The publicly traded flooring company is now in more than 170 countries and has completed 54 acquisitions since it went public in 1992.
About
In 2022, Lorberbaum was given the honorary title of knight commander of the Order of the Crown by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Lorberbaum is in the World Floor Covering Association's Hall of Fame.