Arnold Habig
Arnold Habig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arnold Francis Habig May 2, 1907 |
| Died | March 29, 1999 (aged 91) Jasper, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Spencerian College |
| Known for | Founding Kimball International |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Ann Jahn
(m. 1927; died 1972)Barbara Cukierski Southard
(m. 1972) |
Arnold Francis Habig (May 2, 1907 – March 29, 1999) was an American businessman best known as the founder of Kimball International. Habig founded The Jasper Corporation, initially a small woodworking firm, in 1950. The company purchased W. W. Kimball Company in 1959 and changed its name to Kimball International in 1974. By the time of Habig's death, Kimball was a billion-dollar company. Kimball remains headquartered in his Jasper, Indiana hometown.