One of the St. Louis area’s oldest electrical contracting companies has announced new leadership. Justin Kohlman has been named president of Schaeffer Electric Co., succeeding Timothy Chettle, who will serve as chief executive officer.
Founded in 1935, Schaeffer is an employee-owned company that reported revenues of $25.5 million in 2021 and employs 96.
Schaeffer is an IBEW-signatory contractor and performs a broad array of complex projects. Most recently that includes:
- Electrical and communications installations for the new KMOV-TV headquarters in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
- Smart parking garages for Mercy, SSM SLU Hospital and Washington University
- A data center expansion for Verizon in Downtown St. Louis
- The new Rehabilitation Hospital for Mercy on its South St. Louis County campus
- Medium voltage loop work along with power and lighting for the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park’s animal barns in north St. Louis County
- The Streets of Caledonia medical office building for SSM Health in O’Fallon, Missouri.
Kohlman has orchestrated industrial electrical projects for nearly 20 years. He is actively involved in the electrical industry serving the board of directors St. Louis Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and chairing the NECA management development committee. Kohlman earned degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Kohlman will be supported by a leadership team that includes Senior Vice President David
Bradley and vice presidents, Carolyn Conboy and Michael Lucas. As CEO, Chettle will remain on the Schaeffer board of directors and help guide the leadership team.
