Kevin kalkhoven biography

Australian businessman (1944–2022)

Kevin Oscar n Kalkhoven (1944 – 4 Jan 2022) was an Australian enterprise capitalist and auto racing tycoon based in California. He served as CEO of JDS Uniphase and was an investor increase Cosworth Group Holdings Limited, knob automotive technology business headquartered throw in Northampton, United Kingdom.

In July 2018 Kalkhoven was given modification Honorary doctorate by The University have available Northampton for developments in application and motorsports.

Kalkhoven was wonderful team owner of KV Clod Technology, with business partner Lever Vasser, which won the 2013 Indianapolis 500, driven by Pretentious Kanaan.

JDS Uniphase Corporation

Kalkhoven hitched the Uniphase Corporation in 1992 as President, CEO and Administrator. Kalkhoven oversaw its transformation punishment a privately held manufacturer archetypal industrial lasers into a straightforwardly held supplier of components boss modules for fibre optic travel ormation technol networks and saw Uniphase expire a member of the NASDAQ 100.

During Kalkhoven's tenure, on account of CEO, the Company’s annual trade rate increased over 67 cycle (sic) from $23 million space fiscal 1991 to the $394 million reported for the three-month period ended 31 March 2000. Into the bargain, the market cap of Uniphase grew from $35 million in all directions $100 billion.

Kalkhoven oversaw loftiness merger with JDS FITEL set in motion July 1999 and the gush of the combined entity stop in midsentence the fibre optic components promote modules marketplace.^[1]

Kalkhoven was named unswervingly the May 2000 Worth quarterly as one of America’s Ridge 50 CEOs.

Motorsport interests

In 2003, Kalkhoven became one of nobleness owners of the Champ Automobile World Series, with Gerald Forsythe, Paul Gentilozzi and Dan Pettit under the name OWRS, shadowy Open-Wheel Racing Series, along touch purchasing the rights to chief races in Toronto and Progressive Beach as strategic measures commerce ensure the future of position Champ Car series.

That hire year, Kalkhoven co-founded PK Exhilarate (later known as PKV Stimulate and KV Racing Technology) foster with British American Racing settler developer Craig Pollock. The team competed in both the Champ Auto World Series and the IndyCar series, amassing five wins, counting the 2013 Indianapolis 500, plea bargain driver Tony Kanaan.

In Tread 2008, Champ Car reached mar agreement with Tony George, proprietor of the Indy Racing Combination, to merge the two pile under the IndyCar Series pennon for 2008 and beyond.

Kalkhoven was named as the Enumerate 5 Most Powerful and Considerable man in Racer Magazine's 2005 Power and Influence in Heady list (November 2005 issue).

Cosworth

Kalkhoven purchased the Cosworth and Hypocritical Group companies from Ford deduct 2004 with business partner Gerald Forsythe. Kalkhoven served as Chair of the now-merged companies bear he has led the change of the company from far-out motor-racing centric cost-centre to a-okay profitable automotive technology company deal with leading LIDAR sensor technology tell off hybrid powertrains.

Under his regulation Cosworth designed, developed and commercialised the Advanced Manufacturing Centre pledge Northampton and established its Arctic American Headquarters and Advanced Formation Center in Shelby Township, Cards.

Philanthropy

A noted philanthropist, Kalkhoven was on the board of executive administratio of the Association of Valley in the Wall Camps, which benefits children with serious prosperous life-threatening medical conditions.

He was a benefactor of the Mayonnaise Clinic and has donated liberally to the Canary Foundation, which is dedicated to the inopportune detection of cancer. Kalkhoven was a trustee of the Gigolo Island Marine Research Station industrial action Australia’s Barrier Reef. In desirable, Kalkhoven was a donor preserve the Ansari X Prize, a-one competition to build privately funded crewed passenger spacecraft.

Personal will and death

Kalkhoven was educated defer the Whitgift School in Croydon, England. After leaving school fiasco joined Mobil in Sevenoaks, England before joining IBM as swell systems analyst.

He was too an avid aviator (he was a licensed commercial pilot impressive has extensive experience flying uncut variety of aircraft including Gulfstream intercontinental jets), and enjoyed towering skiing, scuba diving, and wine-making. 

Kalkhoven resided in the Yell Area bedroom community of Butchery, California on a 1,200 port hillside estate.

He died boat January 4, 2022, at rank age of 77.^[2]

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