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The Koch family (/ koʊk / KOHK) is an American family engaged in business, best known for their political activities and their control of Koch Industries, the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States (with 2019 revenues of $115 billion). [1] The family business was started by Fred C. Koch, who developed a new cracking method ...
Bill Koch (businessman) William Ingraham Koch (/ koʊk / KOHK; born May 3, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992. Forbes estimated Koch's net worth at $1.8 billion in 2019, from oil and other investments.
The pair that would become known as the Koch brothers are in fact two of four - Frederick is the eldest, born in 1933, followed by Charles (1935) and twins Bill and David (1940). Their father Fred ...
In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle over the amount of dividends paid by the company, in a settlement, the stakes of William "Bill" Koch and Frederick R. Koch, who wanted the company to pay more dividends rather than reinvest in the business, were bought out for $620 million and $400 million, respectively, and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the ...
Aug 16, 2019 · The Midwestern billionaire in question is not Warren Buffett of Omaha, Nebraska, but Charles Koch of Wichita, Kansas. His company, Koch Industries, ranks just behind Cargill at the top of the list ...
- Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
Oct 20, 2024 · William "Bill" Koch, brother of Koch Industries chairman and co-CEO Charles Koch, is the founder of petroleum coke and sulphur products company Oxbow Carbon Corp. The Kansas native formed his own ...
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Charles became chairman and chief executive officer in 1967 and renamed the company Koch Industries, Inc., in 1968. David joined the company in 1970, later becoming executive vice president. In 1983 Charles and David purchased William’s and Frederick’s interest in Koch Industries for $1.1 billion. Under Charles’s leadership, the company ...
