Dacor’s Board of Directors has unanimously elected board member Charles J. Huebner as the organization’s next CEO. Huebner will succeed Mike Joseph, the company’s current chairman and CEO, effective immediately.
Since 1965, California-based Dacor has been led by a member of the Joseph family. By recommendation of the Joseph family, Huebner will work with the company’s current president and grandson of the founder, Stephen Joseph.
“I am very proud of the terrific company that has been built over the past 40 years,” said Mike Joseph. “I feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to be part of the Dacor team, whose dedication and unique talents have delivered generations of products that consumers delight in using every day. We feel fortunate to have Chuck Huebner join our team, and we are confident that he will continue to lead Dacor to a bright future while adhering to the value statement that we hold so dear.”
Huebner began his career in sales and brand management at Procter & Gamble and later in business development for The Coca-Cola Company. He applied this experience to roles as president and CEO of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a unit of Hasbro, and later as head of Worldwide Studios at Activision, a maker of electronic game software. He most recently led US operations for Westfield LLC, a real estate investment trust.
“I am honored to have been elected as CEO of Dacor,” said Huebner. “I look forward to working with Dacor’s management team and the Joseph family, and leveraging their passion to bring great kitchen solutions the consumer.”
