Heath Holtz was appointed Chief Operations & Supply Chain Officer in February 2024. In this role, he elevates strategic leadership focused on delivering operational and supply chain excellence, closely partnering with Kohler businesses and leaders across the company to unlock their full potential in the critical areas of sourcing, operations, and supply chain performance. Heath also oversees Environmental Health and Safety and operations support functions, such as quality, advanced manufacturing, automation, and the Kohler Operating System management team.

Heath brings more than 25 years of procurement, manufacturing, operations, and supply chain experience in fast-paced innovative companies. He has a proven record of accomplishment in building high-performing teams and is passionate about driving innovative thinking around automation, process capability, and service excellence.

He joined Kohler Co. from Target Corporation, where he was Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operations, responsible for the brand’s replenishment, fulfillment networks, and logistics spanning over 50 sites. Prior to Target, Heath held executive leadership roles at Nissan North America and Nissan Motor in operations roles where he worked abroad in the United Kingdom and Japan. Early career experience includes Dell Inc. and the United States Air Force.

Heath holds bachelor’s and master's degrees in operations research from the United States Air Force Academy and Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively, and a master's degree in engineering systems and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.