Steve Cassady

Steve Cassady holds the position of vice president of supply chain and operations support at Kohler Co. He is responsible either directly or indirectly for all purchasing activity and associates worldwide. Cassady is also responsible for Kohler Co.’s Energy Management and Corporate Transportation and Logistics Organization, which includes all U.S. domestic shipping, international import and export compliance, and Kohler Co.’s internal trucking company, Kohler Transport Inc. (KTI).

Prior to joining Kohler Co., Cassady was with Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T) covering several areas of operational management including project/process engineering, international product-line management, global manufacturing planning, purchasing, and supply-chain management. In his most recent position at Lucent, he was the supply chain general manager with end-to-end supply management responsibility for their Verizon (wireline and wireless) account—Lucent’s largest customer.

Cassady holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Illinois, a master's degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from Columbia University. He also holds a Certified Purchasing Manger (CPM) distinction and is a co-author of a U.S. patent for flame-retardant coaxial cable.

He lives in Kohler, Wisconsin with his wife Cathy, son Jack, daughter Samantha, and twin boys Grant and Carson.