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Danilo Two (talk · contribs) has been paid by Beutler Ink on behalf of Kohler Co..

David Kohler is now chair and CEO

An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.

Hello editors, following the death of Herbert Kohler Jr. in 2022, David Kohler was elected chair of Kohler Co., in addition to his role as CEO. This is verified in news sources, including The New York Times and Milwaukee Business Journal. Can editors update Mr. Kohler's roles in the article's infobox, introduction, and Career section?

For the infobox, I propose updating "Occupation(s)" to:

Chair and CEO, Kohler Company

For the introduction, I propose updating to the first sentence to:

Karger David Kohler (born June 9, 1966) is an American businessman, serving as the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kohler Company^[1]^[2] and the fourth generation of the Kohler family of Wisconsin to lead the company since its inception in 1873.

In Career, I propose adding the following sentence:

In September 2022, Kohler was elected board chair of Kohler Co. following the death of his father, who had served as chairman since 1972.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "David Kohler". Kohler Company. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Shanahan, Ed (16 September 2022). "Herbert Kohler, Plumbing Mogul Who Created a Golf Mecca, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ Kirchen, Rich (September 12, 2022). "David Kohler named new chair of Kohler Co. following death of his father Herb Kohler Jr". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

I have a conflict of interest as I am seeking these updates on behalf of Kohler via my work at Beutler Ink. Thank you for considering these edits. Danilo Two (talk) 13:29, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Actualcpscm (talk) 14:41, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Actualcpscm: Thank you for reviewing and granting me the go-ahead, but I prefer not to edit the article directly given my conflict of interest. I know it may seem kind of silly for basic updates like this, but I have always sought to keep a clear line with my editing because of sensitivities surrounding the topic. Might you be willing to update the markup on my behalf?

To help make this absolutely as easy as possible, I've put the wikitext for the addition to Career in the box below:

In September 2022, Kohler was elected board chair of Kohler Co. following the death of his father, who had served as chairman since 1972.}}<ref name="Chairman"/><ref name="Chair-MBJ">{{cite news |last1=Kirchen |first1=Rich |title=David Kohler named new chair of Kohler Co. following death of his father Herb Kohler Jr. |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2022/09/12/david-kohler-named-new-chair-of-kohler-co.html |access-date=17 May 2023 |work=Milwaukee Business Journal |date=September 12, 2022}}</ref>

I hope you are agreeable to this. If not, that's fine, too! I understand. I can wait to see if anyone else is also able to review. Thanks, Danilo Two (talk) 14:59, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Actualcpscm (talk) 15:05, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Actualcpscm: Thanks so much for understanding and for making these edits. I noticed citation 6 isn't displaying properly. Long story short, I had recommended citing The New York Times story in the introduction, but did not fully explain that. Mea culpa. Can you add this citation to the first sentence of the intro:

<ref name="Chairman">{{cite news |last1=Shanahan |first1=Ed |title=Herbert Kohler, Plumbing Mogul Who Created a Golf Mecca, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/business/herbert-kohler-dead.html |access-date=18 May 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=16 September 2022}}</ref>

Doing so will fix that stray ref name="Chairman" that's hanging out in the Career section. Thanks again, and sorry for the extra work. Danilo Two (talk) 15:28, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, I should have caught that too. Anyway, fixed now. Thanks! Actualcpscm (talk) 15:34, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fantastic. Thanks so much! Danilo Two (talk) 15:41, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "David Kohler". Kohler Company. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[Chairman-2] Shanahan, Ed (16 September 2022). "Herbert Kohler, Plumbing Mogul Who Created a Golf Mecca, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[Chair-MBJ-3] Kirchen, Rich (September 12, 2022). "David Kohler named new chair of Kohler Co. following death of his father Herb Kohler Jr". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

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