Portrait of Diane Hendricks

Rank #125

Diane Hendricks

Net worth $21.7B

Building supplies · United States

Born
Mar 02, 1947
Age
79
Source
Building supplies
Residence
Afton, Wisconsin
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Widowed
Children
7
Education
Diploma, High School

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Diane Hendricks owns and chairs ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of roofing, siding and windows in the U.S.
  • Hendricks cofounded the business with her late husband, Ken, in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1982. She has chaired it since his death in 2007.
  • She led ABC to make the two biggest acquisitions in its history, buying rival Bradco in 2010 and building materials distributor L&W Supply in 2016.
  • The company has over 900 branch locations and had $20.7 billion in 2024 revenues.
  • Hendricks sold custom homes for a builder before meeting Ken, a roofer.
  • She has spent millions on local economic development, rebuilding entire blocks in Beloit and bringing in several new businesses to the state.
  • A Wisconsin native, Hendricks grew up as one of nine sisters on a dairy farm.