John Kufner

Chief Operating Officer at Kite

Producer Manufacturing

Consumer Services

Finance

Profile

John Kufner is currently the Chief Operations Officer at Kite since 2023.
Prior to this, he worked as the Head of Global Supply Chain at Owens Corning from 2017 to 2020, and as Vice President at Masonite International Corp.
from 2011 to 2017.
He also worked as a Director at First Solar, Inc. from 2008 to 2011 and at Therma-Tru Corp.
from 1999 to 2008.
Additionally, he served as an Operating Partner at Bain Capital Private Equity LP.
Mr. Kufner received his undergraduate degree from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1994 and his MBA from Kellogg School of Management in 1997.

John Kufner active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Kite Kite Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kite develops cloud-powered copilot platform. It specializes in machine learning, developer tools, programming, developer productivity and python. The company was founded by Adam Smith and Ashton Braun and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Chief Operating Officer	2023-04-09

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Former positions of John Kufner

Companies	Position	End
OWENS CORNING	Corporate Officer/Principal	2020-04-30
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	2017-03-31
FIRST SOLAR, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-10-31
Therma-Tru Corp. Therma-Tru Corp. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Therma-Tru Corp. manufactures doors and windows. It makes fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, transoms and door components for residential and commercial construction. The company was founded in 1962 by David K. Welles and is headquartered in Maumee, OH.	Director/Board Member	2007-12-31
Bain Capital Private Equity LP Bain Capital Private Equity LP Investment ManagersFinance Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Private Equity Investor	-

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Training of John Kufner

Illinois Institute of Technology	Undergraduate Degree
Kellogg School of Management	Masters Business Admin

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Listed companies	3
OWENS CORNING	Process Industries
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	Producer Manufacturing
FIRST SOLAR, INC.	Electronic Technology

Private companies	3
Bain Capital Private Equity LP Bain Capital Private Equity LP Investment ManagersFinance Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Finance
Therma-Tru Corp. Therma-Tru Corp. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Therma-Tru Corp. manufactures doors and windows. It makes fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, transoms and door components for residential and commercial construction. The company was founded in 1962 by David K. Welles and is headquartered in Maumee, OH.	Producer Manufacturing
Kite Kite Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kite develops cloud-powered copilot platform. It specializes in machine learning, developer tools, programming, developer productivity and python. The company was founded by Adam Smith and Ashton Braun and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.	Technology Services

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