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Krehbiel; electronics, lisle.(Focus: Influential Families)(Molex Inc.)(Company Profile)
Crain's Chicago Business, October, 2005 by Murphy, H. Lee
Byline: H. Lee Murphy John H. Krehbiel Jr., 68, co-chairman, Molex Inc. Frederick A. Krehbiel, 64, co-chairman (brother) Fred L. Krehbiel, 40, president of the connector products division (John's son) Back story: Molex Inc. was founded in 1938 in Brookfield by Frederick August Krehbiel.
The son of Swiss Mennonites, he grew up in Kansas. The company molded a unique plastic made from coal tar pitch that was used in everything from clock cases to flower pots. Son John Krehbiel Sr. joined the company in the 1940s and added metal stamping and electrical connectors to the product line for clients such as General Electric Co. The first international plant was opened in 1970 in Japan; a plant in Ireland opened a year later. Today, the company has 58 plants in...
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