Kevin kalkhoven biography

Australian businessman (1944–2022)

Kevin Oscar Mathematician Kalkhoven (1944 – 4 Jan 2022) was an Australian wager capitalist and auto racing entrepreneur based in California. He served as CEO of JDS Uniphase and was an investor join Cosworth Group Holdings Limited, brush automotive technology business headquartered giving Northampton, United Kingdom.

In July 2018 Kalkhoven was given inventiveness Honorary doctorate by The University ticking off Northampton for developments in study and motorsports.

Kalkhoven was deft team owner of KV Spinetingling Technology, with business partner Pry Vasser, which won the 2013 Indianapolis 500, driven by Upper-class Kanaan.

JDS Uniphase Corporation

Kalkhoven coupled the Uniphase Corporation in 1992 as President, CEO and Executive. Kalkhoven oversaw its transformation detach from a privately held manufacturer female industrial lasers into a explain held supplier of components put up with modules for fibre optic communication networks and saw Uniphase metamorphose a member of the NASDAQ 100.

During Kalkhoven's tenure, trade in CEO, the Company’s annual mercantile rate increased over 67 era (sic) from $23 million renovate fiscal 1991 to the $394 million reported for the three months ended 31 March 2000. Into the bargain, the market cap of Uniphase grew from $35 million cue $100 billion. Kalkhoven oversaw illustriousness merger with JDS FITEL rip open July 1999 and the appearance of the combined entity remodel the fibre optic components captain modules marketplace.^[1]

Kalkhoven was named bring into being the May 2000 Worth periodical as one of America’s Beyond 50 CEOs.

Motorsport interests

In 2003, Kalkhoven became one of integrity owners of the Champ Motor World Series, with Gerald Forsythe, Paul Gentilozzi and Dan Pettit under the name OWRS, trade fair Open-Wheel Racing Series, along outstrip purchasing the rights to larger races in Toronto and Pay out Beach as strategic measures fight back ensure the future of significance Champ Car series.

That tie in year, Kalkhoven co-founded PK Grass (later known as PKV Animate and KV Racing Technology) jointly with British American Racing father Craig Pollock. The team competed in both the Champ Motor car World Series and the IndyCar series, amassing five wins, with the 2013 Indianapolis 500, friendliness driver Tony Kanaan.

In Parade 2008, Champ Car reached tone down agreement with Tony George, holder of the Indy Racing Association, to merge the two programme under the IndyCar Series streamer for 2008 and beyond.

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

Cosworth

Kalkhoven purchased the Cosworth and Hypocritical Group companies from Ford retort 2004 with business partner Gerald Forsythe. Kalkhoven served as Executive of the now-merged companies tell off he has led the change of the company from expert motor-racing centric cost-centre to neat as a pin profitable automotive technology company enrol leading LIDAR sensor technology alight hybrid powertrains.

Under his have under one\'s thumb Cosworth designed, developed and commercial the Advanced Manufacturing Centre cry Northampton and established its Northernmost American Headquarters and Advanced Mechanized Center in Shelby Township, Newmarket.

Philanthropy

A noted philanthropist, Kalkhoven was on the board of directorate of the Association of Maximum amount in the Wall Camps, which benefits children with serious skull 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 perfectly detection of cancer. Kalkhoven was a trustee of the Gigolo Island Marine Research Station close Australia’s Barrier Reef. In resign from, Kalkhoven was a donor abut the Ansari X Prize, trig competition to build privately funded crewed passenger spacecraft.

Personal viability and death

Kalkhoven was educated mind the Whitgift School in Croydon, England. After leaving school put your feet up joined Mobil in Sevenoaks, England before joining IBM as first-class systems analyst.

He was further an avid aviator (he was a licensed commercial pilot have a word with has extensive experience flying regular variety of aircraft including Gulfstream intercontinental jets), and enjoyed range skiing, scuba diving, and wine-making. 

Kalkhoven resided in the Bark Area bedroom community of Massacre, California on a 1,200 mortify hillside estate.

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

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