Portrait of Jeffrey Lorberbaum

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Jeffrey Lorberbaum

Net worth $1.3B

Flooring · United States

Born
Oct 25, 1954
Age
71
Source
Flooring
Residence
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Denver

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Jeffrey Lorberbaum built Georgia-based Mohawk Industries into the largest flooring company in the world; he owns a nearly 15% stake.
  • His father Alan founded Aladdin Mills in 1957 as a maker of bathmats. Lorberbaum joined the company in 1976 and later became CEO.
  • In 1994, the family sold Aladdin to Mohawk Industries. Lorberbaum took charge of Mohawk in 2001 and expanded into hard-surface flooring.
  • The publicly traded flooring company is now in more than 170 countries and has completed 54 acquisitions since it went public in 1992.
  • In 2022, Lorberbaum was given the honorary title of knight commander of the Order of the Crown by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium.
  • Lorberbaum is in the World Floor Covering Association's Hall of Fame.

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