Richard Dinkel is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Koch. In this role, Richard has responsibility for Koch’s finance functions, including accounting, tax, treasury, risk and technology, in addition to Koch Investment Management and Koch Logistics. He serves on the board of directors of Koch, Guardian Industries, Georgia-Pacific, INVISTA, Molex and Infor.
He has more than 35 years of experience in finance and investing for large companies.
Richard serves on the board of directors for JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) of Missouri and Kansas, the Wichita State School of Business, Wichita State Technical College and Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters.
He attended the University of Kansas and Wichita State University, earning bachelor’s degrees in business administration and accounting. He is a certified public accountant.
Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America, with annual revenues that have exceeded $125 billion. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in manufacturing, agriculture, pulp and paper, packaging, consumer products, building materials, glass, automotive components, refining, renewable energy, chemicals and polymers, electronics, software, network solutions, health care technology, engineered technology, project services, recycling, supply chain and logistics, commodities trading, real estate, and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested more than $190 billion in growth and improvements. With a presence in more than 50 countries, Koch companies employ about 120,000 people worldwide, with nearly half of those in the United States.