William C. Kunkler

President & CEO
Owl Creek Partners LLC

William Kunkler is currently President & CEO of Owl Creek Partners LLC. He previously served as Executive Vice President – Operations for CC Industries, Inc. (CCI), a private equity firm focused on manufacturing companies and real estate investments.  He was also Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, the parent company of CCI.

Mr. Kunkler has over 40 years of manufacturing company experience.  He is responsible for general operating issues and investment decisions at each of CCI’s companies.  Prior to joining CCI in 1995, he was Executive Vice President for Marblehead Lime Company, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation.  Mr. Kunkler began his career at USG Corporation in 1979 as a project engineer.

Mr. Kunkler has been a director of NIBCO Inc., a manufacturer of valves and fittings based in Elkhart, Indiana, since 2004.  Previously he was a director of Sears Holdings Corporation, a leading retailer of general merchandise, from 2009-2018. He is deputy chairman of the board of trustees of Brookfield Zoo; a member of the trustees of The Field Museum of Natural History; a co-chair of the American Business Immigration Coalition; a director of The Northwestern Memorial Foundation; and a board member and Chicago chairman of Business Executives for National Security (BENS).

Mr. Kunkler received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University and his Master of Management degree from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.