JIm Futterknecht Bio

Jim has over 40 years of operational executive and private equity experience, including roles as Chairman, CEO, President and COO within multiple companies and as Operating Partner at HKW. Jim served in a variety of executive roles at Excel Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive parts and components prior to joining HKW as a Partner in 1999. Jim partnered with HKW in 1983 to purchase Excel, which was one of the most successful investments in HKW’s history. Jim was also President and CEO of Visioneering, Inc., an HKW portfolio company that manufactures tooling utilized in the aerospace and defense industries. Jim serves on numerous private equity-backed, corporate and philanthropic boards of directors.