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John SchlifskeÂ
John Schlifske joined Northwestern Mutual in 1987 as an investment specialist, rising through the company’s ranks to become president in 2009. Today, Northwestern Mutual is among the largest employers in the state and ranks No. 97 on the Fortune 500.
Jeff Gentine
Jeff Gentine is president and chief executive officer of Plymouth-based cheese supplier Masters Gallery Foods.
John Kissinger
John Kissinger leads Milwaukee-based GRAEF, a civil engineering, planning and design firm with nearly 300 employees in 10 offices.
Giacomo Fallucca
Giacomo Fallucca is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa Inc.
Jack Salzwedel
Under Jack Salzwedel’s leadership as CEO of American Family Insurance, the company’s assets nearly doubled from about $17 billion to $31 billion, active policies grew from 8.3 million to 12 million, and its employee count increased from 7,900 to 13,500.
Ron Dunford
Ron Dunford was named president and chief executive officer of Schreiber Foods in 2019. Dunford has been with the company since 1996.
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Ben Salzmann
Ben Salzmann has led Sheboygan-based property and casualty insurer Acuity since 1999, growing it from under $250 million to nearly $2 billion in written premium (revenue) during his tenure.
Philippe Coquard
Born and raised in the Beaujolais region of France, Philippe Coquard joined Wollersheim Winery in Sauk County in 1984.
Josh Jeffers
Josh Jeffers founded Milwaukee-based real estate development firm J. Jeffers & Co in 2012, following his earlier career in the private equity real estate industry. His firm has been involved in several prominent developments in southeastern Wisconsin.
Ken Riesch
Ken Riesch co-founded R&R Insurance with his father in 1975 and has helped grow it into one of the state’s largest independently owned insurance agencies, with about 200 employees.