Leadership Team

Kurt Kaeser

Chief Executive and President

Kurt Kaeser is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Kaeser & Blair, Inc. When Kurt become CEO and President in 1996, he reaffirmed the Company’s commitment to preserve the traditions that are responsible for the longevity and success of the Company. Integrity, responsibility and reliability.

The Company’s growth strategy is focused on his dedication, devotion and orientation to providing its business owners superior service and profits in the promotional products and advertising specialties industry.

Under Kurt’s leadership, Kaeser & Blair has helped its business owners grow sales by an average of about 15% percent per year over the last three years despite significant economic headwinds. Kurt is a champion of business owner growth and constantly strives to maximize their profits and resources.

Kurt was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Wittenberg University and has worked in every function and department of Kaeser & Blair, Inc. He is the 3rd generation of his family to lead the Company.

Kurt resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Liz, his wife of 22 years. They are the parents of two grown children, Brad and Mitchell.

A Rich Heritage

In our 120+ years of continuous operation our business owner family has achieved some milestones we're proud of. Scroll or click through to learn more.

1894

Founded in 1894 as the Cincinnati Printing and Paper Products Co. in Cincinnati, an extension of a Northern Kentucky printing company dating back to the 1850's.

1923

Purchased by Dutch Kaeser & Bill Blair.

1924

Name changed and incorporated in the State of Ohio as Kaeser & Blair, Inc.

1925

Began selling products through independent dealers - the start of the Kaeser & Blair family of dealers.

1926

First dealer sales catalog produced.

1934

Installed new state of the art printing equipment and doubled capacity.

1944

Purchased 47,000 square foot printing facility and office on Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati - home to Kaeser & Blair for the next 46 years.

1947

Contracted with Disney to manufacture and offer special Disney character calendars.

1956

Awarded copyright by the US Library of Congress Copyright Office for commercial Teaser calendars.

1957

Manufactured and offered now famous Marilyn Monroe calendars.

1960

Integrated state-of-the-art, cutting edge IBM computer automation.

1974

Gas prices jumped from $.38 a gallon to to $.55 and a record number of new dealers joined the Kaeser & Blair family to earn extra money.

1981

To better serve family of dealers, manufacturing jobbed out and higher focus and attention placed on distributer functions.

1984

First Best Buys concept catalog produced.

1987

Introduced the Ultimate Marketing Vehicle - a mobile showroom of promotional products.

1988

Awarded as a Top 25 Distributor by ASI Counselor Magazine - have received this honor continuously every year since.

1990

Expanded and moved to present day location in Batavia, Ohio.

1991

First Kaeser & Blair annual convention and family reunion held.

1993

Introduced the highly profitable sub-dealer program.

1994

Celebrated 100th anniversary and introduced Century Club to recognize and award top producers.

1995

Introduced revolutionary ACH wire transfer of daily earnings to dealers.

1995

Expanded Batavia facility to keep up with business growth.

1996

First KTU (Kaeser Training University) dealer educational seminar.

2000

Introduced cutting edge KaeserCentral dealer web site.

2005

Expanded Batavia facility again to keep up with business growth.

2018

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