Daniel Ladenberger
Daniel Ladenberger
Former President & Owner
Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing
Dan Ladenberger is a semi-retired investor and consultant to small businesses after successfully executing the sale of Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing in 2022. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers starting as an audit professional in their St. Louis operations and eventually entering the PwC partnership in NYC. After exiting PwC, Dan joined SPX Corporation, a fortune 500 diversified industrial company, as finance and operational executive where he completed numerous global acquisitions and divestures in addition to serving as a corporate turnaround specialist. During his tenure with SPX, Dan ultimately had P/L responsibility for over $1.5 billion of revenue. Dan exited SPX in 2007 upon the purchase of Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing, a supplier of components and assemblies to prime contractors in the aerospace and defense sector. Kemco was sold to a large platform PE firm in 2002. In addition to his investment and consulting activities, Dan currently coaches several youth baseball and basketball teams.