Steve Feilmeier

Steve Feilmeier is an executive vice president and the chief financial officer of Koch Industries, Inc., as well as a member of the Koch Industries board of directors. As chief financial officer, Mr. Feilmeier oversees Koch Industries’ global financial network and serves on the company’s business development board. In addition, he works closely with other business leaders to capture potential opportunities that best fit Koch Industries’ capabilities and vision.

Mr. Feilmeier also serves on the boards of these Koch Industries subsidiaries: Georgia-Pacific Equity Holdings, LLC; Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC; and Koch Asset Management, LLC, which is responsible for various Koch company’s pension investments; and Molex Electronic Technologies Holdings, LLC. 

Mr. Feilmeier began his career with Koch companies in 1997 as controller for Koch Chemical Group. He later served as vice president of tax, accounting and finance for Koch Industries and was responsible for controller operations, tax, treasury, cash management and mergers and acquisitions. He was also vice president and controller for KoSa B.V., a Koch Industries subsidiary that was combined with INVISTA in 2004.

Before joining Koch Industries, he held a variety of positions at PepsiCo, and was manager of taxation at KPMG Peat Marwick.

Mr. Feilmeier earned a master’s degree in accounting from Wichita State University, and is a certified public accountant. 

He is chairman of the board of Catholic Charities of South Central Kansas, and a member of the Wichita State University Foundation board of directors. 

Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America with annual revenues of about $115 billion, according to Forbes. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronic components; commodity trading; minerals; energy; ranching; glass; and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested about $60 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. With a presence in about 60 countries, Koch companies employ more than 100,000 people worldwide.